Defense Minister facing criticism for not advancing hostage deal and for handling of West Bank violence.
Left-wing analysts view Gallant as a moderate within Likud but insufficiently pushing back against far-right demands on settlements and military operations.
Gallant faces internal criticism after the military struck a school shelter in Gaza, killing dozens of displaced civilians.
Hadash holds Gallant directly responsible for the high civilian death toll and supports calls for his resignation.
Gallant, dismissed as Defense Minister by Netanyahu in late 2024, remains a prominent public voice criticizing the government's failure to set post-war political objectives and its subordination of military strategy to coalition politics.
Labor and Meretz treat Gallant's public warnings about the absence of a day-after plan in Gaza and his criticism of political interference in military decisions as validation of their own long-standing critique of Netanyahu's war management.
Gallant, now outside the government after his dismissal, has continued to publicly warn that the lack of a postwar political strategy in Gaza is a strategic failure that endangers Israeli security long-term.
Hadash acknowledges Gallant's warnings about strategic vacuum while maintaining that his critique remains confined to security logic and does not engage with Palestinian political rights or the legitimacy of the war's conduct.
Gallant, recently dismissed as Defense Minister, remains a significant figure in debates over military strategy, the treatment of hostages, and the conduct of operations in Gaza, including reported internal disputes over civilian harm.
Hadash acknowledges Gallant raised internal alarms about the humanitarian situation and far-right interference in military decisions, but firmly holds that his leadership still oversaw operations causing mass civilian death and that his removal only empowers more extreme voices.
Gallant, dismissed as Defense Minister, remains a politically significant figure as the October 7 accountability debate intensifies and questions about who gave which orders continue to circulate.
The left sees Gallant's firing as a politically motivated act by Netanyahu to silence internal dissent about the war's conduct, and his absence from cabinet is cited as evidence of the government prioritizing politics over security.
Gallant has been reported to be in ongoing tension with Netanyahu over war strategy, particularly regarding the military's assessment that a hostage deal is more strategically valuable than continued full-scale operations.
Hadash does not praise Gallant as a peace figure but notes the significance of the military-political rift his statements reveal, arguing it exposes Netanyahu's political rather than security-driven decision-making on Gaza.
