According to a report by The Times of Israel on January 2nd, former Israeli Defense Minister Gallant has submitted his resignation to the Knesset. However, he remains a member of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party.

The report quoted Gallant's statement as saying that the reason for his resignation was due to his disagreement with Netanyahu and current Defense Minister Katz on the military recruitment policy.

Gallant said in his speech that the current government headed by Prime Minister Netanyahu, including current Defense Minister Katz, is accelerating the formulation of a conscription law that does not meet the needs of Israel’s national security and the security of the Israeli military. He couldn't accept it and didn't want to get involved.

Gallant said he insisted that the recruitment of ultra-Orthodox Jews to serve in the Israel Defense Forces was necessary, and it was for this reason that he was previously dismissed as defense minister. In his speech, Gallant also called the judicial reforms that the current government is trying to promote a "clear and immediate danger" to Israel.

Students at Israel's ultra-Orthodox Jewish seminaries have long been exempt from military service. Two ultra-Orthodox parties in Netanyahu's ruling coalition support the students remaining out of military service and focusing on religious studies. But Gallant believes that the issue of military service by ultra-Orthodox Jews is "related to Israel's national security."

In November last year, Netanyahu announced the dismissal of Galant as defense minister, citing a "crisis of trust" between them. The day before his dismissal, Gallant announced a conscription of 7,000 ultra-Orthodox Jews.