Yoav Gallant's wife, Claudine Gallant, revealed that their daughter was the first to inform him of the Hamas invasion and assault on southern Israel on October 7, 2023. Gallant, who was then the defense minister, received a call from his daughter, who is an operations officer in the Israeli Air Force's Shaldag unit, alerting him to the ongoing attack. Claudine also discussed the demonstrations outside their home by supporters of a hostage deal following the attack, as well as Gallant's support for a ceasefire in Gaza to secure the release of the hostages. Gallant was later fired from his position as defense minister due to disagreements with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.