Singer Noa Kirel landed at Ben Gurion Airport, where she made a statement to the media following her second-place finish at Eurovision. She said: 'What an incredible welcome. I returned with the greatest sense of pride possible. The true message behind the song is the State of Israel, which despite everything it's going through, knows how to look forward to a new day. Thank you for giving me the right to be your voice. I feel this is a huge victory, but we won't have a true victory until the hostages return home.'