lrlordechai Gur. On 5 lrarch 1985, honever, accordlng to Health Mlnlstry sources, the Hospice may not be completely closed donn, but waa to serve as a nsophistlcated eoergency facility and diagnostlc cl,inlc". (Jerugalem Post, 5 Itarch 1985t Igl:9!Aharonot, 3 March 1985) 264. An 9 Aprll 1985, the Committee of Frlends of the Hospice Hocpltal ln the OldCity of Jerusalem told reporters that the C€vernment had dellberately created asituatlon leading to the closure of the hospltal. Accordlng to Mr. Ismail Azlz, chairman of Che Committee, the ltospice, rrhich had served the Arsb population in East Jerusalem since 1949, has alowly been reduced from a lzo-bed general hospital Co a 50-bed faclIlty, slnce 1967. After meeting the llealth Minister, !lr. Gur, on 10 Aprll 1.985, Che distrlct health officer, Dr. Kaoal Anlal, declaredt 'There has been a gradual deterioratlon of Arab health facillties in tbe 18 years of Israelirule ln the area, and thae includes the closure of the tubercolosls centre, the blood-bank, and the district healtb office in the Old City. This aeens to me to be Politically motivated to force the Arabs in the Old City to rely on Israelllnseitutlons for caren. (Jerusalen Post, I0 and Il April 1985)A/40/702 Engltsh Page 93 265. orr 2 June 1985, lsraerl soldters reportedry uprooted over r,500 olive treesbelonging to realdents of Abeidlya vtllage, east of Bethlehem, on the grounds thatthey were planteil illegally. The landl, t'hlch totaleal 500 dunams, rra €! ordned by afanlry from obeidiya. The trees lrere the maln source of lncome to the oore than300 faolly oembers. (AI qalr, 7 June 1985)
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing issues related to healthcare and human rights in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The article mentions the closure of a hospital, the deterioration of Arab health facilities, and the uprooting of olive trees, which suggests a focus on the well-being and livelihoods of Palestinian civilians. These issues are not directly related to economic development, natural resources, or industry, but rather to the social and humanitarian aspects of the conflict.

**Category**
Health, Humanitarian aid and relief