Sami, a transgender Palestinian originally from Hebron, who now lives in Tel Aviv, was severely beaten on Monday afternoon in Kafr Aqab, a village close to Ramallah.Sami and her friend were able to escape after reaching the Qalandiya checkpoint, not before the youth damaged her car and destroyed much of its exterior body.Because of her transgender identity, Sami was kicked out her home by her family, later gaining refuge in Tel Aviv. The circumstances surrounding the incident are still unclear.