SECURITYTHE GUARDIAN WORLD
Israeli attack kills famed turtle sanctuary ecologist in Lebanon
Mona Khalil, a Lebanese marine activist who led a decades-long effort to protect a turtle nesting site near her home in southern Lebanon, died from injuries sustained in an Israeli strike. She operated the Orange House Project near Tyre, involving volunteers and tourists in conservation efforts.
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