To the allies in the First World War, this issue has caused some serious headaches. Sir Archibald Murray was assigned with the task of capturing Palestine. To the British, their primary interest was invested in protecting the Suez Canal. To the Empire, this route was seen as the source of raw materials between Britain and India. It gave Britain the strength to remain a global power and it financed its ability to fight this Great War (Lewis, 2005). By the end of the Second Battle of Gaza, the Allies yet failed again and Sir Archibald Murray was officially pulled recalled back to London (Duffy, 2009). The question now was how were the Allies going to get through the Arab Peninsula by land without alerting the entire Turkish Army? .
The reason why this region will still remain in global headlines is not only because of its religious significance to the world's Jewish, Christian and Muslim population, it also has strategic importance as it is the only country that is connected to the African continent by land (Bailey, 2013). Allenby had to come up wit ha a completely different strategy that would eventually end up giving him the competitive edge against the Turks. The last thing the British needed was a predictable tactic that would have quite a negative impact in term of physical strength and morale. Victory to the Allies was imperative, not for the protection of the canal, it had the potential to knock Turkey out of the war. What became evidently clear was that by the end of the conflict, Allenby achieved one of the greatest victories in the history of the Great War in terms of strategy, efficiency and in the number of casualties. All of this was due to the role that intelligence had during the entire conflict (Lewis, 2005).
Intelligence was not only used as a means of collecting information regarding the enemy's potential capability, the foundations of the entire conflict were based on it.