Koren Bitan HYD (Photo: IDF website)
Sergeant Koren Bitan, 19 years old, from Rosh Ha'Ayin, a fighter in the 450th Battalion of the Bislah Brigade, was killed in battle in the southern Gaza Strip. His family has been notified
The IDF added: "He was promoted from the rank of corporal to the rank of sergeant after his death. The IDF shares in the family's grief and will continue to accompany it."