after cutting the road from nablus to es salt on 22 september chaytor 's force Military_operation captured Conquering the bridge over the jordan river at jisr ed damieh while units of the seventh army and remnants of the eighth army were still in retreating Escaping towards the bridge from the judean hills .

after leaving Departing a detachment to hold Defending the jisr ed damieh bridge and two other fords against any further retreating Escaping columns , chaytor 's force Military_operation advanced Cause_to_make_progress eastwards to attack Attack and capture Conquering the garrisons at shunet nimrin and es salt .