Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton visited Egypt’s Rafah border crossing on Tuesday and met aid workers delivering assistance to the war-battered Gaza Strip, according to an Egyptian government statement.
North Sinai governor “Khaled Megawer took Lewis Hamilton on a visit to the Rafah land crossing to learn about the Egyptian efforts to support the Palestinian brothers in the Gaza Strip,” the statement read.
Video shared by Megawer’s office showed the seven-time world champion driver greeting aid workers and learning about their efforts to get aid into Gaza, where this week heavy rains swept away tens of thousands of tents.
According to a truce signed by Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas last year, at least 600 trucks of aid should enter Gaza per day, where over two million Palestinians are facing a severe humanitarian crisis.
Aid workers say only a fraction of that amount is being allowed through by Israeli authorities, who control all entry into the territory.
This week, the Board of Peace — tasked with implementing the truce — said Israel must “act immediately” to allow life-saving winter aid into the strip.
Virtually the entire population has been displaced, many sheltering in sprawling tent cities with most of Gaza’s buildings damaged or destroyed.
Israel’s military offensive, sparked by Hamas militants’ attack on October 7, 2023, devastated the territory before a patchy ceasefire was announced in October 2025.
