The Palestinian Bible Society has temporarily closed down its center and bookshop in Gaza City after it came under a bombing threat, said its acting secretary general, Nashat Filmon.

Unknown masked gunmen distributed pamphlets on Palestine Square in Gaza City last month threatening to blow up the building housing the Bible Society if it did not close down before February 28. Last month two small pipe bombs exploded at the entrance of the center, causing damage but no injuries.

The Bible Society's center in Bir Zeit on the West Bank was also attacked last week, with militants breaking windows and attempting to set its student facility on fire.

The Palestinian Bible Society has seven centers in East-Jerusalem and the areas of the Palestinian Authority, Filmon said. A center in Nablus was closed several years ago due to a tense political situation. T

he center in Bir Zeit will remain open. Filmon asked for prayer for protection for the team and the work of the Palestinian Bible Society. "We know that danger is around us, but we are still working."