 The battle was still not lost for the Israelis although the wake was coming , and Laskov considered that his men could not hold in front of a Legion 's counter @-@ attack and he preferred to order the retreat . It was also time for the Jordanians to regroup , their 4th Regiment was completely out of ammunition . 73rd Battalion suffered 50 % losses and the whole of the engaged forces had counted 44 deaths and twice that number injured . According to the sources , the Legion suffered between 12 and 20 deaths , including the lieutenant commanding the fort . In contrast , the Jordanians reported 2 just deaths on their side , and 161 of the Israelis . 
