Mona Kahlil, a well-known Lebanese sea turtle conservationist, dies after injuries sustained in an Israeli airstrike near Tyre, Lebanon, according to multiple reports. Kahlil spent decades protecting endangered sea turtles that nest on a beach in southern Lebanon, near Tyre, and had run a guesthouse while working on conservation efforts. Several outlets say her home, located near the beach, is hit in the attack. The BBC and other sources report that she refuses to leave the beach area she had spent years protecting. The BBC and the Jerusalem Post also report that her assistant is injured in the strike, with burns noted in at least one account. NPR says the strike occurs about two weeks before her death, and that Kahlil is credited with helping build a conservation movement focused on protecting turtle nesting grounds in southern Lebanon. The reports are consistent that Kahlil’s death follows the airstrike and is attributed to injuries from that attack, with the location described as near Tyre and the beach area tied to the turtles’ nesting site.
Mona Khalil, Lebanese sea turtle conservationist, dies after Israeli strike near Tyre
Mona Kahlil, a well-known Lebanese sea turtle conservationist, dies after injuries sustained in an Israeli airstrike near Tyre, Lebanon, according to multiple reports. Kahlil spent decades protecting...
- Mona Kahlil is a Lebanese sea turtle conservationist who has worked for years protecting nesting grounds near Tyre, Lebanon.
- Multiple outlets report an Israeli airstrike hits or affects her beachside home near Tyre.
- Kahlil dies from injuries sustained in the strike.
- Her assistant is also injured, with burns reported by at least one outlet.
- The reports describe Kahlil as a prominent figure in southern Lebanon’s conservation efforts focused on endangered sea turtles.
Turtle conservationist Mona Khalil has died after an Israeli air strike on her home near Tyre, Lebanon.
2 months agoMona Khalil died Friday after an Israeli airstrike hit her beachside home two weeks ago. She's credited with creating a conservation movement in southern Lebanon to protect sea turtle nesting grounds.
2 months agoKhalil’s home was reportedly hit by an Israeli airstrike on June 4, where she was seriously injured. Her assistant also suffered injuries and burns in the strike.
2 months agoFor a quarter century, Ms. Kahlil ran a guesthouse and worked to protect endangered sea turtles who every summer lay their eggs on a stretch of beach near Tyre, Lebanon.
2 months agoMona Khalil, who had refused to leave the beach she had spent years protecting, died from her injuries after the Israeli strike.
2 months agoKhalil spent more than two decades protecting the nests of endangered turtle species in southern Lebanon.
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