A 25-year-old transgender woman from the Bedouin community was seriously wounded in a stabbing incident on Sunday evening on Raziel Street in Beersheba.
According to Magen David Adom paramedics, the woman was found semi-conscious and suffering from multiple penetrating wounds. She was treated at the scene and evacuated in unstable condition to Soroka-University Medical Center.
The woman was reportedly stabbed by members of her family in what police suspect was a hate crime.
“The injured woman was semi-conscious and suffered severe penetrating wounds to her body after being involved in a violent incident,” MDA paramedics Dvir Ben-Zeev and Lior Ben-Simon said. “We provided her with life-saving medical treatment and evacuated her to the hospital in unstable condition.”
'Our blood is not forfeit'
The Beersheba Pride House NGO condemned the stabbing of the young transgender woman, calling it a violent hate crime and demanding immediate action by the municipality and police to protect the LGBTQ+ community, especially transgender and Arab residents.
"Our blood is not forfeit. We do not deserve to be harmed, not by a stranger and not by a family member," they stated.
The NGO said violence against the community has been escalating and stressed it would not remain silent. The statement also included a list of mental health support hotlines and emergency services.
"It started with flags and ended in a stabbing. We will not remain silent about the violence against us," The NGO concluded.