Israel qualifies for the European TV finals after protesters tried to undermine the country's dress for hours after rehearsals.

Yuval Raphael, 24, performed a new day on a preview show Thursday afternoon, with six whistles and "oversized" Palestinian flags hampering her behavior. All logos are allowed according to arena rules, but there are limitations on size.

SRG SSR, a Swiss broadcaster that organizes the event, said the audience was soon popped up by the St. Jacobs Shall Arena.

Israel's participation in Eurovision has been the source of controversy as its military intensified bombing of Gaza and forced the blockade of all food and other humanitarian supplies.

In recent weeks, broadcasters in Spain, Ireland and Slovenia have called for debate on Israel’s participation and a small protest in the streets of Basel, Switzerland, are taking place this year’s game.

The incident did not undermine Raphael's performance in Thursday's dress rehearsal, where she showed up in the semi-finals of TV without further demonstrations.

Raphael said in a speech to the BBC earlier this week that her team played audience voices at the rehearsal, “so I can practice when I’m distracted in the background.”

The singer blew a kiss into the sky when she grabbed her hand and announced that she would make it to the finals.

According to Bozhuang, despite the ongoing tensions, her songs are currently a favorite to win.

The 10 actions that succeeded in the public vote on Thursday were:

• Armenia: Pag - Survivor
• Austria: JJ - Waste of Love
• Denmark: Sissy - hallucination
• Finland: Erika Vikman - Ich Kemme
• Greece: Piano-Astrology
• Israel: Yuval Raphael - New Day Will Rise
• Latvia: Folk Daughter - Bo's Happiness
• Lithuania: Catholicism - Your eyes
• Luxembourg: Laura Thorn - Doll Rises (As shown in the picture)
• Malta: Miriana Conte-Service

This means that the six countries that were eliminated are Australia, Czech Republic, Georgia, Ireland, Montenegro and Serbia.

Australia's elimination is the biggest shock. Their allusion-filled pop singer Milkshakeman received a warm welcome before the competition began, but on the night the audience was proven to be lactose intolerant.

Ireland also collapsed a year after Bambie Thug won sixth place in the country.

The country has now failed to qualify for eight of the last 10 attempts. The continuation of this successive winning streak will lead to soul searches across the country, which is against Sweden’s largest ever European TV network: a total of seven.

The second semifinal also brings audiences the first chance to watch the UK bill, remember Monday.

What exactly happened when the girl band created a whimsical performance for their songs? - A chandelier dancing in Bridgerton-inspired costume spends a messy night on the tiles.

With effortless three-part harmony, they took a break from sly performances that plagued Olly Alexander and Mae Muller in 2024 and 2023.

They are temporarily unfavorable to public voting. The UK automatically regards the final as one of the "Big Five" countries, and they have made a lot of financial contributions to the Eurovision Network.

Swedish Entrant Kaj is currently a favorite to win the 2025 competition, their sweaty sauna Anthem bara bara bada bastu.

Austrian anti-tenant JJ, whose opera pop song "Waste Love" is the second favorite, is one of the 10 acts of voting after the performance on Thursday.

In a compelling performance, the 24-year-old was thrown on the stage by a shaky sailboat, reflecting the turbulence of his lyrics.

Elsewhere, the competition has all the traditional Eurovision traps: spandex, sequins, large wind-type wind-energy machines, no less than 10 stage clothing replacements.

During the French performance, the newer element was the “Salon”, where Malta contestant Miriana Conte bounced over a bright red drug ball for her self-authorized national anthem (service).

Latvian folk band tautumeitas takes a more ethereal approach with the closed spell bur man laimi, which is actually an "oan of happiness".

They wore a golden tights suit with branches and vine details, bringing the audience into a charming forest to emphasize the connection between humans and nature.

The band is considered an outlier in the finals, but goes beyond Irish and Czech high-end songs - precisely because they stand out.

Finnish singer Erika Vikman is also a trace, and he shouted to end the show.

Her track Ich Komme is the national anthem of a sex-positive club, and the singer rises above the audience spans a huge, fiery golden microphone.

Like her, it soared to Saturday’s finals – the song is expected to be in the top ten.

Saturday's performance will be held at 20:00 BST / 21:00 Swiss time in St Jackobshalle, Basel.

The ceremony will be live on BBC One and BBC Radio 2, with full live commentary on the BBC News website.