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Mourners in Beirut honored Mona Khalil, a Lebanese conservationist who died from injuries sustained in an Israeli strike on her home in Mansouri. Khalil dedicated over two decades to protecting sea turtles along Lebanon's coast through her conservation hub, the Orange House.

Mourners in Beirut honored Mona Khalil, a Lebanese conservationist who died after an Israeli strike on her home in Mansouri. Khalil, 76, spent decades protecting sea turtles through the Orange House conservation hub in southern Lebanon. The strike occurred amid ongoing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

Mona Khalil, a Lebanese conservationist who dedicated over two decades to protecting sea turtles in Lebanon, died from wounds sustained in an Israeli strike on her home in Mansouri. Mourners in Beirut honored her legacy, which included establishing the Orange House conservation hub and training volunteers for coastal turtle conservation.