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Switzerland Moves to Dissolve Gaza Humanitarian Foundation as Hamas Weighs U.S. Ceasefire Proposal

The foundation’s winding-down highlights growing legal scrutiny of private aid efforts at a moment when a U.S.-brokered ceasefire hinges on Hamas’s response

An Israeli army tank advances in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel on Thursday, July 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Palestinians inspect the site of Thursday's Israeli strike that damaged and destroyed residential buildings, at Shati (Beach) refugee camp, in Gaza City, July 4, 2025. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa
A view of the site of Thursday's Israeli strike that damaged and destroyed residential buildings, at Shati (Beach) refugee camp, in Gaza City, July 4, 2025. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa
A Palestinian looks on at the site of Thursday's Israeli strike that damaged and destroyed residential buildings, at Shati (Beach) refugee camp, in Gaza City, July 4, 2025. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa

Overview

  • Switzerland’s Federal Supervisory Authority for Foundations has opened dissolution proceedings against the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’s Geneva branch over missing board members, postal address and a Swiss bank account
  • The GHF told Swiss regulators it never operated in Switzerland and plans to wind down its Geneva affiliate voluntarily
  • President Trump said Israel accepted conditions for a 60-day Gaza ceasefire and expects Hamas’s formal reply within 24 hours
  • Hamas is consulting with other Palestinian factions and seeking binding guarantees that the truce will lead to a permanent end to hostilities before approving the proposal
  • Israeli airstrikes and shootings near aid distribution sites continued on Friday, killing dozens of Palestinians according to Gaza health authorities