⚡️🚨 NEW - Exposure: Swiss Association for Food…

⚡️🚨 NEW - Exposure: Swiss Association for Food Distribution in Gaza Shuts Down

The chaos surrounding the humanitarian aid mechanism for Gaza continues.

Following allegations of lack of transparency, key figures distancing themselves, and calls for a criminal investigation in Switzerland, Shomrim reveals that the Swiss-based Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) is ceasing operations before it even begins distributing food.

The aid mechanism will now operate solely through an American entity.

A GHF spokesperson confirmed the details to Shomrim.

The Swiss association, Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), is shutting down its operations before starting food distribution in Gaza.

Humanitarian aid distribution in Gaza will now be conducted through an American entity. A GHF spokesperson confirmed these details in a conversation with Shomrim.

GHF, which was meant to oversee food distribution in Gaza, made headlines earlier this month in a series of international reports about the Gaza aid program.

Even then, the association’s food distribution plan faced criticism from the UN and other organizations involved in the field, primarily due to the secrecy surrounding its establishment, funding sources, and distribution plan, which critics argued would not address the food shortage.
In the past 24 hours, investigations by The New York Times and The Washington Post hinted that the Gaza food distribution program is essentially an Israeli initiative conducted through foreign-registered associations in an attempt to conceal it.

This morning, Shomrim and Ynet revealed that the Swiss association is undergoing an internal crisis.

According to documents published for the first time, about two weeks ago, one of the three registered board members, the only Swiss national, attorney David Kohler, resigned.

Kohler comes from an atypical background for humanitarian aid: he works at a small boutique firm called Alpina Fiduciaries, specializing in wealth planning for the ultra-wealthy.

Another concern raised by documents obtained by Shomrim is that the registered founder of the association is Nathan (Nate) Mook, former CEO of the international humanitarian aid organization World Central Kitchen.

However, in an interview with the Financial Times last week, Mook distanced himself from the organization, claiming he is not part of its board.

Neither Kohler nor Mook responded to Shomrim’s requests for comment.

This morning, it was also reported that a complaint was filed in Switzerland against GHF, alleging it is not neutral and may contribute to the forced displacement of Gazans from their homes.

Switzerland, it was reported, is considering opening a criminal investigation against the association, while GHF clarified that they “adhere to humanitarian principles and will not support the forced displacement of civilians.”

It has now been revealed that the individuals behind the Swiss GHF, who previously established an identically named association in Delaware, decided in recent days to permanently close both entities.

According to a GHF spokesperson, they will continue operations through a third entity registered in the United States in February this year, also under the name Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.

This third American entity, a GHF source says, employs the staff, receives donations for the association, and is responsible for procuring food for Gazans. The GHF spokesperson confirmed the details, stating to Shomrim: “The only active GHF entity today is one established in the United States in February 2025 by Loic Henderson (an American attorney; A.B.).

This is the only legal entity through which GHF operates and will continue to operate henceforth.”

The spokesperson also addressed the question regarding Nate Mook, saying:

“The document mentioning his name was a draft that, unfortunately, was leaked to the press.

GHF never publicly stated that Mook is a board member. He advised us informally during our establishment.”