Yuval Raphael previously said she was expecting boos during her performance, as Israel's presence at the Basel contest has drawn controversy amid the war in Gaza.

Of 37 countries that sent performers to Eurovision, 11 were knocked out by public voting in semifinals on Tuesday and Thursday. Another six automatically qualified for the final: the host, Switzerland, and the “Big Five” that pay the most to the contest — France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the U.K.

The final lineup in the 69th Eurovision Song Contest is set after a second semi-final round thursday. Performers from 15 countries battled it out in front of thousands of fans in Basel, Switzerland, for 10