Police in Derry are treating the display of flags and banners on a Bogside bonfire as a hate crime.
The bonfire at Meenan Square, which displayed union flags and Israel flags, was lit on Thursday night.
Politicians in the city have condemned the burning of flags and emblems.
DUP Foyle MLA Gary Middleton said it “shouldn’t be tolerated in a normal society”.
And Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Pádraig Delargy said it was “unacceptable and disrespectful”.
On Thursday, a number of banners, flags and placards were placed on the Bogside fire including union flags, a King Charles coronation flag and the flag of Israel.
The names of US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were written on that flag next to a swastika and crosshair.
It was one of a number of bonfires held in the city on Thursday.
The PSNI said it was investigating material placed on bonfires in Derry and was treating them as hate crimes.
Mr Middleton said efforts needed to be made to move away from burning flags and emblems.
“It happens on all sides,” said the former Stormont junior minister.
“The type of bonfires that burn emblems or flags and try and taunt the other side of the community – that doesn’t further anybody’s culture and certainly isn’t something that should be celebrated.
“We need to get away from the days where the burning of flags and emblems is acceptable.”
Mr Delargy said the burning of contentious material was “in stark contrast to the positive work that is being done in the community to showcase everything that is good about Derry and its people”.
“Once again, we have seen the burning of flags on bonfires – this is unacceptable, disrespectful and there is no place for these displays anywhere in our society,” he said.
He said hundreds of people had attended “positive community events” across the city in recent days including the Féile Derry community festival.
“That is the image of the Bogside that should be projected around the world, because we have much to celebrate, and to build on in the future,” he said.
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