IDF announces fallen soldier Koren Bitan, killed in southern Gaza Strip

Sgt. Bitan, 19, from Rosh Hayin, served in the 450th in the 94th Brigade. 

 Sgt. Koren Bitan, who fell in combat in Gaza, October 14, 2024. (photo credit: IDF)
Sgt. Koren Bitan, who fell in combat in Gaza, October 14, 2024.
(photo credit: IDF)

Sgt. Koren Bitan was killed in battle while fighting in the Gaza Strip, the IDF announced on Monday.

Sgt. Bitan, 19, from Rosh Hayin, served in the 450th in the 94th Brigade. 

Bitan fell in the southern Gaza Strip.

According to the IDF's tally, the death of Sgt. Bitan raises the total of soldiers killed on or since October 7 of last year to 740.

Some 353 of this number were killed since the start of the military's ground operations in the Strip on October 27.