[1] Before 1948, Switzerland was represented in The British Mandate of Palestine by a consulate in Jerusalem and a consular agency in Jaffa, which was specifically opened in 1927.

He then met with the President of the Swiss Confederation, Simonetta Sommaruga to discuss the Palestinian reconciliation.

[2] In January 2022, Switzerland announced its abandonment of the Geneva Initiative and declared the need to redefine its Middle East strategy.

[5] Ignazio Cassis, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced the creation of a taskforce on the Middle East headed by Maya Tissafi.

[10] The Swiss parliament voted to stop funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA).