215. On 5 February 1985, I50 shops in the centre of Ramallah and El Bireh rdere ordered cloeed by the military governoent, An fDE soldier, llr. Aharon Avidar, had been kil-led in that area on 4 february 1985. (Itararetz, 6 February 1985) 216. On 8 February 1985, it was reported that the Israell army had imposed a seriesof collective punlshnents in the West Bank. Nine shops and a petrol statlon were closed in the centre of llebront a 36-hour curfes was imposed on Dheisheh refugee camp and a petrol stabion closed. and an existing order closing shopa in Che centreof REmall.h wa6 extended by a lreek. In l€blus, a shop and a firm in an area rrhere a stone-tbrowing incldent had occurred earlier in the week were also ordered closed.(Ma'arlv, Yediot Aharonot, 8 February 1985) 2L7. orr 17 June 1985' the civll adminlstratlon for the west Bank and Gaza releasedita annual report covering the period between I Aprll 1984 and 31 lGrch 1985. According to the report, the sum of IS 7.4 mllllon (approximately $569,230) in taxe8 had been collected from the local population ln 1984, an lncrease of. 39 per cent over the previous year in real terms. (AL Fajr, 21 June 1985) 218. It $as reported that on 23 June 1985 Israeli militsry authorities had closed down tno maln streets in tlabi,ug, as a punishment for Molotov cocktail attackaA/40 /7 02 Engllsh Page 52 against rsraeli troops. sources in Nablus said that a r.arge number of rsraerisoldiers had closed down the clty centre during the night antt set up walra made offast-drying concrete. The measure, according to Israeiis, was instigateal by twopetrol bonb attacka against rsraeri Rllltary vehicres a week earlier. (Ar Fair,28 June 1985 )