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Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

It isn't expected that presidents should go missing or be involved in crashes. However, historically, a number of important political and military leaders have met their end in crashes.

If Israel is not able to defend itself – hitting back at its enemies – nobody will be safe. “Ironclad support” is meaningless if it translates as a steely grip preventing Israel from taking action. 

Several people have been detained so far.

Following tensions at this year's annual Eurovision contest, the city of Malmö in Sweden said that they would not host the contest in coming years.

While a vocal minority of protesters oppose Israel’s fight against Hamas, millions of Eurovision viewers around the world respect Israel and its Eurovision representative Eden Golan.

Swedish 2023 Eurovision winner Loreen plans not to hand the trophy over to Israel should Eden Golan win, already has a plan for such a scenario to avoid contact with Israeli contestant.

Israel's Eurovision contestant Eden Golan soared to second place following her performance despite protests, reflecting a triumph amid controversy.

Social media users noticed the absence of Eurovision elevator interviews host, Rylan Clark, in the video in which Golan appears.

Large protests against Israeli participation took place outside the auditorium where the final was held on Thursday.