Fadl soon after turned against Mufarrij, but was recalled to Cairo by Caliph al-Aziz, essentially leaving the Jarrahids as the virtual rulers of Palestine.[1] Between 979 and 980, the Jarrahids plundered and laid waste to al-Ramla and the countryside of Palestine,[2][2] prompting a Fatimid expedition against them in 981.[2] That year, the Jarrahids revolted against the Fatimids while their army was besieging Damascus.[3] The Jarrahids were joined by the remnants of Abu Taghlib's army and the Arab governor of Tiberias, a certain Bishara.[3] The Jarrahids were ultimately driven out of Palestine that year by the Fatimids and fled toward the Hejaz.[3] In June 982, they plundered the Hajj pilgrim caravan on its return to Syria from Mecca.[2] Another Fatimid punitive expedition was launched against them, but was routed by the Jarrahids at Ayla.