Israel Police criticized the Finance Ministry on Monday for their decision to freeze a budget that was going to the construction of a building for the police's national Counterterrorism Unit.
A police spokesperson called the move "an attack on Israel Police" and said, "The decision was made without any justified reason, unilaterally, and while contractor work was taking place on-site.
"Harming the police constitutes a real and immediate harm to the security of the State of Israel and its citizens."
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir wrote on X in response: "Smotrich, take your hands off the cops."