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Hamilton packs Red Crescent aid parcels for Gaza residents
Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton packed food parcels with volunteers from the Egyptian Red Crescent at warehouses in El Arish. Before that, the Briton visited the Rafah crossing, through which aid and wounded people travel between Egypt and the Gaza Strip.
RuskiGazeta Editorial DeskUpdated:
Ferrari driver and seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton joined volunteers from the Egyptian Red Crescent at logistics warehouses in El Arish on Tuesday, helping to assemble food parcels and humanitarian shipments for residents of the Gaza Strip affected by the conflict. Sinai News reported this.
Sinai News reported that volunteers warmly welcomed the British driver’s participation in packing aid alongside Red Crescent and nongovernmental organization teams. Hamilton later met with the organization’s staff and thanked them for their work.
The route through Rafah
The visit began at El Arish International Airport, where the 41-year-old Briton was welcomed by North Sinai Governor Khaled Megawer. They then travelled to the Rafah land crossing on the border with the Gaza Strip. The Egyptian government said in a statement that the governor accompanied Hamilton to introduce him to the country’s efforts to support Palestinians in Gaza.
At the crossing, the driver inspected areas receiving wounded and sick Palestinians, who are sent to Egyptian hospitals after receiving initial treatment, and watched trucks carrying food and medicine pass through. An Extra News correspondent said Hamilton praised the work of the Red Crescent’s young volunteers and thanked Egypt for its humanitarian support for Palestinians.
Footage shows Hamilton walking with Governor Megawer and Egyptian officials near the border crossing before speaking with staff in the reception hall.
Gaza after the storms
The trip coincided with the severe effects of bad weather in the Gaza Strip. Al Jazeera reported that heavy rains and flooding killed at least five people this week, including four children. An Extra News correspondent said that Egyptian trucks carrying flour and tents had been sent to the Kerem Shalom crossing from Tuesday morning.
The governor of North Sinai said the visit by a world-class athlete carried an important humanitarian message and drew attention to the region’s role in receiving international aid. Hamilton is known for his charitable work: in 2021, he founded the Mission 44 foundation and pledged to allocate £20 million of his personal funds to it.
Hamilton: “No human life should be considered worthless”
After the visit, Hamilton wrote on social media that he considered Israel’s actions in Gaza to be genocide and that he was horrified by what was happening. He said no human life should be treated as though it were worth nothing.
The seven-time world champion also shared the location of the Rafah crossing on the Gaza Strip border on Instagram.
The driver’s visit came as large parts of the Gaza Strip lay in ruins and the humanitarian crisis continued.
New photographs also appeared on social media showing Hamilton visiting children from Gaza.
The photographs show Hamilton posing with children holding their drawings and cards.
During the visit, Hamilton also sat at a table with the children and drew with them.
Photos: social media, Sinai News. Video: social media
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