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.
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.