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Eurovision: Hamas attack survivor Yuval Raphael to represent Israel

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Yuval Raphael , 24 , was at Nova musical festival in 2023 when Hamas attacked.

She survived by hiding under dead bodies inside a bomb shelter for eight hours .

She has been sharing her story while competing on Israeli talent show HaKokhav HaBa ( The Next Star ) Winning means she gets to compete at Eurovision in Basel , Switzerland in May .