The intensity of operations grew and the ICC were next involved in the capture of the Turkish force at Bir el Hassana, the defeats during the First Battle of Gaza in March, and the Second Battle of Gaza in April and  a raid on the Sana redoubt in August.
The intensity of operations increased, leading to involvement by the ICC in capturing the Turkish forces at Bir el Hassana, the defeats experienced during the First and Second Battles of Gaza in March and April, and a raid on the Sana redoubt in August.