A 19-year-old recruit from the Kfir brigade was killed in Gaza.

Fighting continues in the south of the Gaza Strip, and the Israeli IDF continues to suffer losses. Today, 19-year-old recruit Koren Bitan, who served in the battalion of the Kfir brigade, died in the south of Gaza. He was posthumously awarded the first military rank of sergeant.

Since the beginning of the “rebirth war,” the Israeli army has lost 740 soldiers and officers. Yesterday, four 19-year-old recruits of the Golani brigade were killed at the Golani rear base. Among the dead were Omri Tamari, Yusef Haib, Yoav Agmon and Amitai Alon.

News of the deaths of young soldiers causes deep imbalance in society. The price young people pay to defend their country remains very high, and every life lost is a tragic reminder of the cost of war.