Switzerland to close Geneva branch of controversial Israel-, US-backed GHF aid group

Source: Reuters and Times of Israel

Switzerland to close Geneva branch of controversial Israel-, US-backed GHF aid group

Swiss government agency says Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has not fulfilled requirements for registration in country, such as not having a postal address or Swiss bank account

By Reuters and ToI Staff
2 July 2025, 6:58 pm

Switzerland initiated proceedings Wednesday to dissolve the Geneva branch of the controversial US- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid group, citing legal shortcomings in its establishment.

The GHF began handing out food packages in the Gaza Strip at the end of May, overseeing a new model of aid deliveries that has drawn UN criticism over a perceived lack of neutrality in Gaza’s war as well as the reported killings of hundreds of Palestinians in shootings near its distribution hubs.

The GHF is registered in the US state of Delaware, and it registered an affiliate in Geneva on February 12. It did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the Swiss move to shut down its Geneva office.

“The ESA may order the dissolution of the foundation if no creditors come forward within the legal 30-day period,” the Federal Supervisory Authority for Foundations (ESA) said in a creditors’ notice published in the Swiss Official Gazette of Commerce on Wednesday.

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