### [2026-06-19](/feed/2026/06/19/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# Lebanese conservationist and environmentalist Mona Khalil, a advocate for the protection of endangered sea turtles, dies from wounds sustained during an Israeli attack in southern Lebanon two weeks ago. 




### Sources:

1. [The New Arab](https://www.newarab.com/news/lebanon-sea-turtle-protector-dies-wounds-israeli-strike)

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