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Five days after being freed from almost 16 months of captivity in Gaza, Surasak Lamnao, Bannawat Saethao, Watchara Sriaoun and Thaenna Pongsak have reunited in Israel with family members flown in from Thailand.

Freed hostages Eliya Cohen, Omer Wenkert and Omer Shem Tov take part in a havdala ceremony marking the end of Shabbat in the hospital after they were freed from 505 days in captivity.

Nova massacre survivor Yuval Raphael, who will perform in Basel, Switzerland in May, says the song "represents the healing that we all need and the optimism for the days ahead." timesofisrael.com/israel-unveils…

Before departing for the Eurovision in Basel, Israel's contestant Yuval Raphael told The Times of Israel that surviving the Nova massacre on October 7 made her realize "that I don’t need to stop being afraid in order to try something.” כאן timesofisrael.com/after-survivin…

The welcome for President Isaac Herzog at the Bellevue Schloss presidential palace in Berlin, a visit marking 60 years of diplomatic ties between Israel and Germany.

Herzog greeted by Steinmeier in Berlin with the playing of Hatikvah, the pair will hold a joint press conference after their meeting.

New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz greets Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the Chancellery in Berlin. Herzog is the first foreign leader to be hosted by Merz, who was only sworn in last week.

President Isaac Herzog watched the release of Israeli-US hostage Edan Alexander on his phone in the final minutes of his meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin this afternoon.

After 584 days in Hamas captivity, hostage Edan Alexander reunites with his family in Israel.

Singers from 37 countries are descending on Basel for the annual Eurovision Song Contest this week, and for the second year running, Israel’s participation is threatening to overshadow the glitzy and campy affair. / Amy Spiro timesofisrael.com/eurovision-set…

Tonight, Israel's Yuval Raphael will take to the Eurovision stage with her song, "New Day Will Rise," ready to perform in the face of boos and waving Palestinian flags. I sat down with her before she left for Basel to discuss her unthinkable journey: timesofisrael.com/after-survivin…

Israel's Yuval Raphael puts on a solid performance at the Eurovision semifinal tonight - now it's all up to the voters! Vote at esc.vote for #14 -- if you're outside of Israel. Photos: Corinne Cumming/EBU

A relieved and beaming Yuval Raphael exits the stage and returns to the rest of the Israeli delegation after a strong performance of "New Day Will Rise" at the Eurovision. Will she advance to the grand final?

And Israel's Yuval Raphael has advanced to the Eurovision grand final! On Saturday night she will compete against 25 other acts, aiming to win both the public vote and the jury votes.

As an anti-Israel protest rages outside the arena, Yuval Raphael, a survivor of the Nova festival massacre, takes the stage at the Eurovision grand final in Basel. Voters from anywhere in the world can cast their votes at esc.vote 📷: Corinne Cumming/EBU

Israel has WON the public vote at the Eurovision and finishes in 2nd place overall, just behind winner Austria. Israel got 297 votes from the public, ahead of Estonia's 258 and Sweden's 195. But it was only 14th in the jury vote. timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry… 📷: Alma Bengtsson/EBU

After Spain, Belgium and Finland cast doubt on Israeli singer Yuval Raphael’s popularity at the Eurovision Song Contest this year, the EBU avers that there were no "suspicious or irregular voting patterns" in the semifinals or the grand final. timesofisrael.com/eurovision-org…