A war of words is being fought over the cost of policing weekly pro-Palestine rallies as the protests march on.

NSW Police Minister Yasmin Catley said an "accurate cost cannot be provided" when asked about the total spent policing pro-Palestine events.

"Community safety and the policing of protests are considered core policing activities funded under the global NSW Police Force budget," the minister said in responses to supplementary questions from recent budget estimates hearings.

They contradict Premier Chris Minns' earlier calculation of more than $5 million over about a year.

"It's at least $5 million in 2024, but that doesn't include overtime or sunk costs," he told 2GB Radio in October 2024.

Greens MP Sue Higginson, who asked the questions of Ms Catley, said the government was m

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