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Lebanese turtle activist Mona Khalil dies in Israeli strike

Published 20 June 2026

A Lebanese environmentalist who dedicated her life to protecting endangered sea turtles on the country's southern coast has died from injuries sustained in an Israeli strike earlier this month. Mona Khalil, 76, succumbed to her wounds on Friday, June 19, 2026, after being critically injured when her home was hit.

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