æt ðə tˈaɪm ɪt wʌzɐ hˈeɪstili pɹɪpˈɛɹd ɡɹˈæs ˈɛɹstɹɪp ɹˈoʊld ˈaʊt ɪn ɐ kˈɔːɹnfiːld baɪ ðə ɹˈɛzᵻdənts ʌvðə nˈɪɹbaɪ kˈɪbʌts.
At the time it was a hastily prepared grass airstrip rolled out in a cornfield by the residents of the nearby kibbutz.