Israel has won a place in final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden despite calls for the country to be banned due to the war in Gaza. There is a heavy police presence in the city of Malmo. The Israeli entrant was booed during the semi-final rehearsals on Wednesday.

Al Jazeera's Paul Rhys reports from Malmo.

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