Lebanese turtle conservationist Mona Khalil killed by Israeli strike
Key takeaways
- Khalil, 76, was injured when her house on Mansouri beach, near the southern city of Tyre, was hit during Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon two weeks ago.
- She died on Friday after several days in hospital, according to a local environmental group.
- Her death came as Israeli air strikes intensified across southern Lebanon, raising concerns about renewed violence despite diplomatic efforts to maintain a fragile regional peace.
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Samantha Granville Beirut AFP via Getty Images Mona Khalil, seen here in 2002, dedicated much of her life to protecting endangered turtles along Lebanon's south coast Lebanese environmental activist Mona Khalil, whose work helped turn a stretch of coastline in southern Lebanon into one of the eastern Mediterranean's most important nesting sites for endangered sea turtles, has died after being wounded in an Israeli strike.
Khalil, 76, was injured when her house on Mansouri beach, near the southern city of Tyre, was hit during Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon two weeks ago.
She died on Friday after several days in hospital, according to a local environmental group.