 His force consisted of 450 men of the Alexandroni Brigade and 1,650 men of the 7th Brigade.Of these, about 140 to 145 were immigrants who had just arrived in Israel, nearly 7% of the total.Their heavy weaponry was limited to two French mortars of 1906 (nicknamed "Napoleonchik"), one mortar with 15 rounds of ammunition, one "Davidka", ten mortars and twelve armored vehicles.