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Security forces deployed early each day, blocking roads, establishing checkpoints, and placing a metal gate at a-Nabi Saleh's main entrance. They also patrolled to prevent demonstrators from assembling.
After prayers ended around 1:15PM, residents began a procession at the village's center, then headed toward demonstrating at al-Qaws Spring. Peacefully, they carried placards and flags. They also chanted slogans as they walked.
Each time, security forces blocked their way, dispersing them violently. B'Tselem documented "confrontations of varying intensity....Often, youths and small children threw stones....usually from a considerable distance."
B'Tselem said security forces lawlessly infringed on peaceful demonstrators, used excessive force dispersing them, causing injuries.
Infringement of the Right to Demonstrate
Security forces did it multiple ways, including:
-- preventing demonstrators from reaching al-Qaws Spring, having illegally declared their property a closed military area;
-- declaring demonstrations "unlawful assembly;" on June 24, even children in costumes flying kites were designated the same way;
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