 The Mamluks entered Palestine to confront the Mongol army that Hulagu left behind under the command of Kitbuqa.In September 1260, the two sides met in the plains south of Nazareth in a major confrontation known as the Battle of Ain Jalut.Qutuz had some of his cavalry units hide in the hills around Ain Jalut (Goliath's Spring), while directing Baybars's forces to advance past Ain Jalut against Kitbuqa's Mongols.