Police in Tel Aviv initially attempted to ban anti-war protesters from displaying signs with images of hostages and children from Gaza, as well as words like 'genocide' and 'ethnic cleansing.' However, they backtracked on their demands after facing backlash. Protest organizers accused the police of trying to censor messages critical of the government and called them a political organization. This incident follows previous instances of police seizing provocative signs at anti-war protests and making arrests.