ðə lˈævɑːn ɐfˈɛɹ ɹᵻfˈɜːz tə ðə skˈændəl ˌoʊvɚɹ ɐ fˈeɪld ɪzɹˈeɪli koʊvˈɜːt ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən ɪn ˈiːdʒɪpt nˈoʊn æz ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən suːzˈænə, ɪnwˌɪtʃ ɪdʒˈɪpʃən, ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ænd bɹˈɪɾɪʃˈoʊnd tˈɑːɹɡɪts ɪn ˈiːdʒɪpt wɜː bˈɑːmd ɪnðə sˈʌmɚɹ ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ.
The Lavon Affair refers to the scandal over a failed Israeli covert operation in Egypt known as Operation Susannah, in which Egyptian, American and British-owned targets in Egypt were bombed in the summer of 1954.