Ibrahim Pasha was sent north to besiege Acre in October 1831. After Abdullah Pasha ibn Ali governor of Acre refused request to contribute towards Muhammad Ali's war effort.
A new fleet was built, a new army was raised and on 31 October 1831, under Ibrahim Pasha, the Egyptian invasion of Syria initiated the First Turko-Egyptian War.
For the sake of appearance on the world stage, a pretext for the invasion was vital.