Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Gallant's dismissal from the Ministry of War on Tuesday evening, saying: "The crisis of trust between Gallant and me did not allow for the management of the war."
Families of Israeli prisoners announced at the demonstration that Gallant's dismissal is another move by Netanyahu to thwart the prisoner exchange with Hamas.
Calls for protests against the Israeli Prime Minister's move have now increased in the occupied territories, and police have blocked the streets leading to Netanyahu's residence.
The Israeli Prime Minister's dismissal of Yoav Gallant from the Ministry of War sparked reactions in the first minutes of the announcement.
Benny Gantz, the former chief of staff of the Israeli army, said: "The dismissal of Gallant is a policy and an action contrary to Israel's security."
Former Israeli Minister of War Avigdor Lieberman also added that if it is possible to change the Minister of War amid the crisis, it is also possible to change a prime minister who has failed in all his duties in such circumstances.
Yair Lapid, the leader of the Israeli opposition, also said in a statement: "Removing Gallant at the height of the war is a crazy act."
Lapid said that he calls on all Israelis to take to the streets to protest.
The Israeli TV channel 13 also announced that Netanyahu took advantage of the US government's preoccupation with holding the 2024 election while trying to distract public opinion and the media from the scandal and investigations in his office by dismissing Gallant. 219
