Meanwhile, the Israeli troops also imposed today a curfew on the town of Awarta, east of the city of Nablus, and announced that the governorate of Nablus is closed as a military zone. A reinforced Israeli army stormed the town today and imposed a curfew. They also barred residents from Fajr (morning) prayers in the mosque and raided homes, forced the residents out, searched, arrested and assaulted some of the residents, according to local sources. They also tightened military measures at checkpoints surrounding the city of Nablus. They shut down all barriers spread over the city and banned all vehicles from entering or leaving the city. In north of Nablus, the Israeli troops stormed the village of Burka, and raided and searched Palestinian homes and tampered with Palestinian belongings, local sources said. --SPA 12:51 LOCAL TIME 09:51 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/872775