Israel's police commissioner reportedly sent a sharp letter to National Security Minister Ben Gvir, charging that the police budget is being delayed at the minister's direction and that the situation cannot continue, according to Israeli media reports.
The police commissioner (Inspector-General of Police) sent a sharply worded letter to National Security Minister Ben Gvir on Wednesday evening, accusing the minister of deliberately delaying the police budget and warning that the situation cannot continue. The letter, reported by Israeli media, marks an escalation in the ongoing friction between the police leadership and the minister over budgetary and operational matters. The full text of the letter and the minister's response have not yet been published. The Zioneer has not independently verified the contents of the letter.
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