Battle of Beersheba
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The <entity_0>, codenamed Operation Moses (Hebrew: מִבְצָע מֹשֶׁה‎, Mivtza Moshe), was an Israeli offensive on <entity_3> on <entity_1>. It was made possible following the opening of a land corridor from the <entity_6> desert to the rest of <entity_5> in the Battles of the Separation Corridor. It helped sever the supply route of the Egyptian expeditionary force's eastern wing, and strengthened <entity_5>'s claim to the <entity_6> desert. The attack started at 04:00 on <entity_1>, and involved the <entity_6> Brigade and the 89th Battalion of the 8th Brigade. The modern <entity_3> was founded in the late 19th century, as part of a policy by Abdul Hamid II to build and expand population centers in the desert regions of the <entity_2> (others included Jerash, Amman and Aqaba). Even before the opening of the land corridor to the <entity_6> on October 20, the capture of <entity_3> was the top priority of the <entity_6> Brigade following its replenishment and resupply enabled by Operation Avak. The Egyptian command in <entity_3> was unaware of <entity_5>'s success in the battles for the Separation Corridor, and was not expecting an attack. Although the majority of <entity_3>'s civilian population had fled as a result of Israeli air strikes, about 350 still lived there at the time of the <entity_4>, and were expelled to Gaza in the aftermath.
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