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Swiss authorities launch proceedings to shut branch of U.S.-backed Gaza aid group
- On July 2, Switzerland announced it would dissolve the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's Geneva branch due to lack of Swiss address and representation, with proceedings initiated by the Swiss Federal Supervisory Authority for Foundations.
- Following weeks of non-compliance, Swiss authorities cited legal shortcomings such as missing Swiss address, bank account, and insufficient board members, prompting the ESA to issue a 30-day remedy notice for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's Geneva branch.
- The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation claims to have delivered over 52 million meals in five weeks, but hundreds of Palestinians have been killed near aid points amid accusations of violating neutrality.
- Following the dissolution notice, 169 NGOs called for ending GHF operations, risking aid shortages for Gaza’s 2.3 million displaced civilians.
- Over the next 30 days, the ESA may order the GHF's dissolution if creditors do not come forward, as announced in the Swiss Official Gazette on July 2.
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The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), supported by the United States and Israel, but challenged by the UN and dozens of international NGOs, will soon no longer have the right to vote in Switzerland for administrative reasons. In the space of five weeks, more than 600 Palestinians were killed while waiting for their food cartons, 4,000 others were injured... In this context, GHF held a press conference in Brussels on Wednesday 2 July to report.
Swiss authorities launch proceedings to shut branch of U.S.-backed Gaza aid group
A U.S.- and Israel-backed group handing out food in Gaza under an aid system denounced by the United Nations said on Wednesday it was planning to shut its branch in Geneva, after Swiss authorities launched proceedings to dissolve it.
GHF is the only organization authorized by Israel to distribute humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, but it does not support the United Nations or the NGOs and several deaths have been registered with the places where it operates.
Swiss launch proceedings against branch of Gaza aid group GHF
A US- and Israel-backed group handing out food in Gaza under an aid system denounced by the United Nations said on Wednesday it was planning to shut its branch in Geneva, after Swiss authorities launched proceedings to dissolve it. Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed trying to receive aid since the GHF began handing out food packages in Gaza at the end of May, under a system which Israel says is intended to prevent aid from being diverted …
U.S.-backed GHF aid group to close Geneva branch after Switzerland moves to dissolve it
A U.S.- and Israel-backed group handing out food in Gaza under an aid system denounced by the United Nations said on Wednesday it was planning to shut its branch in Geneva, after Swiss authorities launched proceedings to dissolve it.
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