"Firing Gallant in the middle of a war is insane. Netanyahu is selling out Israel's security and Israel Defense Forces (IDF) fighters for shameful political survival. The right-wing government prefers traitors to servants. I call on the people of Yesh Atid [party] and all Zionist patriots to take to the streets tonight in protest," Lapid said on his social media.
A number of Israeli protest movements, which regularly stage anti-government rallies in Tel Aviv and other cities, have also called on citizens to take to the streets.