Iceland has announced it will withdraw from next year's Eurovision Song Contest, joining Spain, Ireland, Slovenia, and the Netherlands in a boycott over Israel's inclusion. The decision follows a vote by Iceland's public broadcaster, which cited division among the public and members of the European Broadcasting Union. Despite reforms to the contest and calls to exclude Israel's broadcaster, the European Broadcasting Union cleared Israel to participate, prompting several countries to pull out. With these withdrawals, the number of participating countries in the next contest will drop, as Armenia's involvement remains unconfirmed.