Glubb's superiors in London were more to blame. British efforts to enforce the UN arms embargo—in particular, the refusal to resupply the Arab Legion with weapons and ammunition—would contribute, more than Glubb, to the fall of al-Ramla and Lydda and the inability of Arab forces to recapture the towns. Most important of all, from Glubb's perspective, was that the Arab Legion was made up of only 4,500 troops—insufficient to wage battle in Jerusalem and at Latrun while simultaneously protecting Lydda and al-Ramla.
