ɪt bɪkˌeɪm nˈoʊn æz ðə lˈævɑːn ɐfˈɛɹ ˈæftɚ ðɪ ɪzɹˈeɪli dᵻfˈɛns mˈɪnɪstɚ pˈɪnhəz lˈævɑːn, hˌuː wʌz fˈoːɹst tə ɹɪzˈaɪn bɪkˈʌz ʌvðɪ ˈɪnsɪdənt, ɔːɹ jˌuːfɪmˈɪstɪkli æz ðɪ ʌnfˈɔːɹtʃənət ɐfˈɛɹ hˈiːbɹuː: hˈiːbɹuːʔˈæjin hˈiːbɹuːsˈæmex hˈiːbɹuːkˈuf hˈiːbɹuːhˈe hˈiːbɹuːbˈet hˈiːbɹuːjˈod hˈiːbɹuːʃin ˈɛsɛk hˈɑː bˈɪʃ.
It became known as the Lavon Affair after the Israeli defense minister Pinhas Lavon, who was forced to resign because of the incident, or euphemistically as the Unfortunate Affair (Hebrew: עסק הביש Esek HaBish).