Overview

• RTVE’s board formally approved Spain’s withdrawal from the Vienna contest should Israel be allowed to take part.
• Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Iceland have said they will also stay out if Israel is in the lineup, citing the war in Gaza.
• Kan director Golan Yochpaz rejected calls for exclusion and said the event should not become political.
• Israeli media reported the EBU floated a temporary withdrawal or neutral-flag entry, but neither Kan nor the EBU has confirmed this.
• The EBU plans to confirm the official list of participants in December, with Eurovision 2026 scheduled for May 12–16 in Vienna.