Belgium makes huge U-turn on Israel's Eurovision boycott

Belgium's broadcaster VRT made a huge U-turn on Saturday - airing the performance of Israeli singer Yuval Raphael.

It came after Spain risked a huge Eurovision fine, displaying a statement before the show, of a black screen with white text in Spanish and English that read: 'Justice for Palestine'.

Ahead of the final, the Eurovision Broadcasting Union (EBU) warned Spain's broadcaster RTVE that if their commentators made constant references to the Gaza conflict they would receive 'punitive fines'.

Many thought VRT may ignore the warning and show a black screen during Ms Raphael's performance.

However, the footage was aired and in a shocking turn of events, the Belgian public voted in favour of Israel, awarding them 12 points.