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Israel's Eurovision contestant Yuval Raphael took second place at the Eurovision finale on Saturday night, after winning the public vote and garnering 357 points in total.
She received 60 points from the national jury and 297 from the public vote.
Austria won the competition with 436 votes, with 258 from the jury and 178 from the public.
Raphael lost to Austrian JJ following a tight final.
How to vote?
Viewers from everywhere except Israel can vote for Yuval Rapfael through the official Eurovision application or website.
Viewers from Israel will also be able to vote for any other act through the Eurovision application or website, as well as through telephone and text.
Voting lines opened at the beginning of the final and will remain open throughout all performances and for 40 minutes following the last song.
Security guards were seen stopping a man and a woman who tried to storm the stage, according to Israeli media.
The Israeli delegation was forced to leave the green room following attempts to break onto the stage.
Despite fears that this year's performance would suffer from the same level of booing and jeering that Eden Golan's performance last year underwent, few boos were heard and the cheers outweighed them.
Following her performance, President Isaac Herzog tweeted in support of Yuval, saying, "For all of us, you’re already a champion!"