At the end of the competition, Yuval Raphael emerged victorious on 22 January 2025, winning the right to represent Israel in the contest.
The songwriting process for the broadcaster's entry had started three weeks earlier, with an internal committee headed by Barak Itzkovitch [he] (director of Kan's music stations) listening to approximately 54 submissions.
The committee members gathered again and listened to the three songs, this time in Raphael's voice, and another voting round was held.
The song "New Day Will Rise", written by Keren Peles and produced by Tomer Biran [he], was unanimously chosen by all committee members.
[4] Its lyrics were then sent for approval to the European Broadcasting Union, which is in charge of the Eurovision Song Contest.