Israel was cleared to enter the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest by the organiser, prompting Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland and Slovenia to withdraw over the Gaza war and plunging the competition into one of the biggest rows in its history https://reut.rs/4iYqoaR | Reuters

Après l’annonce de l’autorisation d’Israël 🇮🇱 à participer à l’Eurovision, l’Espagne, l’Irlande, les Pays-Bas et la Slovénie ont annoncé boycotter le concours. #Eurovision #Israël #boycott | FRANCE 24

Spain, Ireland, the Netherlands and Slovenia said that they were boycotting next year’s Eurovision Song Contest because Israel would continue to be allowed in the competition. Read more: https://nyti.ms/4axcLNo | The New York Times

Yasser Abu Shabab, the leader of a criminal group allegedly backed by Israel, has been killed in Rafah, an area of southern Gaza under Israeli control, according to Israeli media. Al Jazeera's Hani Mahmoud reports. | Al Jazeera English

In the first annual GCC meeting since Israel’s strike on Qatar in September, which killed six people, Bahrain’s foreign minister Abdullatif Alzayani stated that member states stand “shoulder-to-shoulder” against any threat to the bloc. | Al Jazeera English

#Israël 🇮🇱 a annoncé avoir identifié la dépouille de l'avant-dernier otage que le #Hamas s'était engagé à restituer, celle d'un ressortissant thaïlandais | FRANCE 24