| Eurovision Song Contest 2023 | ||||
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| Country |  Israel | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Selection date(s) | Artist: 10 August 2022 Song: 8 March 2023 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Noa Kirel | |||
| Selected song | "Unicorn" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (3rd, 127 points) | |||
| Final result | 3rd, 362 points | |||
| Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Israel participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. The Israeli broadcaster Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC/Kan) internally selected Noa Kirel to represent the country with the song "Unicorn", which was written by Kirel along with Doron Medalie, May Sfadia, and Yinon Yahel. Kirel was announced as the Israeli representative on 10 August 2022, while the song, "Unicorn", was presented to the public on 8 March 2023.
Israel was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 9 May 2023. Performing during the show in position 9, "Unicorn" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 14 May. It was later revealed that Israel placed third out of the 15 participating countries in the semi-final with 127 points. In the final, Israel performed in position 23 and placed third out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 362 points.[1]