The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has opened an investigation into suspected Swiss financing of Palestinian militant group Hamas.

“The criminal investigation was opened a few weeks ago, shortly before the Hamas attack in Israel,” Attorney General Stefan Blättler told SRF public radio on Saturday.

The investigation is being conducted with the Federal Office of Police (Fedpol) and is based on suspicions of financing a terrorist organisation. Blättler said he could not give more details about the case in order not to jeopardise it.

In the case of the Swiss-Israeli dual citizen killed in the October 7 Hamas attack, as well as in the case of the Swede recently killed in Belgium and who resided in Switzerland, the OAG is also examining whether to open proceedings. …