Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023
| Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2023 | ||||
| Country | Israel | |||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Announcement date | Artist: 10 August 2022 Song: 8 March 2023 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Unicorn" | |||
| Artist | Noa Kirel | |||
| Songwriters | 
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| Placement | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (3rd, 127 points) | |||
| Final result | 3rd, 362 points | |||
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Israel was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song "Unicorn", written by Doron Medalie, May Sfadia, Yinon Yahel, and Noa Kirel, and performed by Kirel herself. The Israeli participating broadcaster, the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC/Kan), internally selected its entry for the contest. 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 13 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.