Israeli attack kills famed turtle sanctuary ecologist in Lebanon

Mona Khalil led a decades-long effort to protect a nesting site for turtles near her home in the south of the country

Lebanese marine activist Mona Khalil, who became a beloved figure in the country for a decades-long effort to protect a nesting site for turtles near her home, has died from injuries sustained in an Israeli strike.

Khalil, 77, ran a sanctuary called the Orange House Project near the Mediterranean city of Tyre. She would host volunteers in her house to clean and monitor a mile-long beach and welcomed tourists to stay and learn about conservation.