Turtle Defender Killed by Israeli Strike After Refusing to Leave Beach
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Mona Khalil, a Lebanese conservationist who spent years protecting sea turtles on a coastal beach, died in a hospital several days after an Israeli strike, an environmental group confirmed. Khalil had refused to evacuate the beach she had dedicated her life to safeguarding. The group did not provide further details on the circumstances of the attack.