wˈʌns hiː kəmplˈiːɾᵻd ðæt lˈɛɡ ʌvðə mˈɪʃən, bˈɛnpˈoːɹæt wʌz səpˈoʊzd tə flˈaɪ tə nɛvˈeɪɾɪm, bˌʌt lˈɜːnɪŋ ðæt tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈæɹəbz wɜːɹ ɐsˈɔltɪŋ ɪt, hiː ɹᵻmˈuːvd ðə dˈoːɹz ʌv hɪz ˈɛɹkɹæft tʊ ɪnstˈɔːl ɐ bɹˈɛn ɡˈʌn, ænd wɪð ɐ vˌɑːləntˈɪɹ ɡˈʌnɚ ænd sˌʌm hˈænd ɡɹənˈeɪdz, tˈʊk ˈɔf fɚðə vˈɪlɪdʒ.
Once he completed that leg of the mission, Ben-Porat was supposed to fly to Nevatim, but learning that 200 Arabs were assaulting it, he removed the doors of his aircraft to install a Bren Gun, and with a volunteer gunner and some hand grenades, took off for the village.