Israel threatens to bomb Gaza's historic municipality building

Israel has threatened to bomb Gaza's municipality building, a historic two-century old structure that houses the city's administrative documents and archives. 

"We received a threat via phone call from the Israeli occupation threatening the destruction of the main Gaza municipality building in Palestine Square," municipality officials said in a statement on Friday. 

"The building contains the city’s documents and archives, and implementing the occupation’s threats to bomb it would plunge the city into a state of great chaos," it added. 

"We call on all international and humanitarian organisations to intervene urgently and curb the occupation."