$375 mlUton) to strengtben the lnfrastructure of the settlenents already exlstlngln the west Bank anat in the caza Strlp. Furtheroore, the Israeli trade union(Histadrut, had investetl up to May 1985 $100 oilllon in construction and infraatructure ln the West B.nk aettlements. The aettlenent actlvlty is the subject of far too nucb aletail to be coopletely reftected here, the special Comnittee haa made an effort in section Mo Lllustrate thls reality on a samplebasls. Perhaps a symbollc illustratlon is provltled by the lnforoEtion concernlng the Hoapice hoEpital ln the old city of Jeruaalen. Thls buildtng has served hundreda of thousands of Arab pablents and therefore has value to them. The Special @mmlttee ls trot ln a posltlon to pronounce ltself on the oedical and bealth aspects involved, for rhlch the Speclal Coooittee of Experts establlshed by the Wor ltl Eealth Asseobly ls in the best positlon. Itowever, the information before the Special Cooolttee lndlcates unequivocally the oeasures taken tn regard to the Eosplce are clearly intended to strengthen tbe overall policy to de-Arabize Jerugaleo. 325. Section IV.E c-onCalns lnforoatlon on the treatoent of detainees. The case of Abdul Azlz Shahin, referred to .bove, speaks for itaelf. nhen the General Assefl|l'ly rcnsidere the present report there wlll be sooe 310OO palestinians in Israeliptlsons ln a state of overcrokrdlng that has been admitted publtctry from year to year by tbe authorltles tbemselves and that has given rt6e to ouch suffertng by prlaoners trho have atteopted to alra$ attentlon to thelr plight by organizing hungerstrtkea, refualng vlslts etc. In 6pite of the efforts of the ICRC and a handful of Israell anal Paleetlnlan lawyers to whom tribute |[ust be pald' the plight of PaLestintan detainees reoalns serious and beyond internatlonal control.
**Analysis**
The text discusses the Israeli government's efforts to strengthen its settlements in the West Bank, including the construction of infrastructure and hospitals. It also touches on the treatment of Palestinian detainees and the overall humanitarian situation in the region. Given the focus on infrastructure development, economic investment, and humanitarian concerns, I hypothesize that the text is related to economic development, human rights, and humanitarian aid.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Health, Economic development