“A large no-fly zone for drones is in effect across the entire city center and throughout the cantons of Basel-Stadt and Basel-Landschaft during the Eurovision Song Contest,” the police announced. This comes just two days after 150 pro-Palestinian protesters attempted to interrupt the Eurovision delegation parade on Sunday.

Israel's Eurovision 2025 representative and survivor of the October 7, 2023 attack, Yuval Raphael, attends a press conference after premiering her song 'New Day Will Rise' in Tel Aviv, Israel March 9,

Israel's Eurovision contestant Yuval Raphael says she had been frightened by pro-Palestinian protests and security concerns surrounding Israel's participation in the competition. "I've been mentally preparing for this,

Israel’s Yuval Raphael is keeping a low profile at the Eurovision Song Contest. The 24-year-old singer has done few interviews or appearances during Eurovision week, as Israel’s participation in the pan-continental pop music competition draws protests for a second year.

Raphael, a Nova music festival survivor, takes the stage in the competition semifinals on Thursday. If she found it unnerving to see someone make a throat-slitting gesture at her as she walked the carpet at the first event in the Eurovision song contest,