ɪt wʌz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli bˈɪlt æz ɐ ɹˈɔɪəl ˈɛɹ fˈoːɹs stˈeɪʃən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː ˌʌndɚ ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ mˈændeɪt fɔːɹ pˈæləstˌaɪn wɛn ɪt wʌz nˈoʊn æz ˌɑːɹɹˌeɪˈɛf ɹˈæmæt dˈeɪvɪd.
It was originally built as a Royal Air Force station in 1942 under the British Mandate for Palestine when it was known as RAF Ramat David.