...This large encampment of Egyptian soldiers was settled in a small valley in the desert when a lone figure appeared over a nearby ridge. The figure turned out to be an Israeli soldier waving his arms and giving the camp the finger before retreating back over the hill.

Well, that simply could not be tolerated so the commander sent one of his best elite soldiers to deal with the lone Israeli. The man failed to return.

The commander then sent 4, then 8, then 16 and finally 32 soldiers to deal with the situation. Finally, after he sent 32 soldiers, a lone Egyptian soldier returned over the ridge - running, waving his arms and screaming at the top of his lungs "Retreat, go back. It's an ambush! There's two of them."