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F1 champion Lewis Hamilton calls on Israel to open Gaza’s Rafah border

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In short

Following an on-site tour of Red Crescent facilities holding food and medical provisions, Hamilton declared the ongoing border blockage an appalling injustice for vulnerable civilians suffering in flooded makeshift camps. Global aid operations remain severely disrupted, with the United Nations reporting that more than 150,000 purchased emergency shelters are stranded outside the territory waiting for Israeli authorization. Although Israeli officials deny causing the obstruction, humanitarian leaders insist political factors cannot justify withholding life-saving winter supplies.

Key points

  • Humanitarian supplies are critically needed as heavy rains flood makeshift camps and exac…: Humanitarian supplies are critically needed as heavy rains flood makeshift camps and exacerbate severe living conditions for displaced Palestinians.
  • UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher warned that political transitions provide no justifica…: UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher warned that political transitions provide no justification for delaying urgent humanitarian relief shipments into Gaza.
  • Global figures and relief agencies are intensifying pressure on authorities to immediatel…: Global figures and relief agencies are intensifying pressure on authorities to immediately facilitate the entry of vital winter survival provisions.

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Hamilton visited the Egypt-Gaza border as conditions worsened for Palestinians in Gaza after heavy rains.

Lewis Hamilton visits Rafah crossing to witness Gaza aid efforts

Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has called on Israel to reopen the Rafah crossing to allow humanitarian supplies into Gaza from Egypt, amid worsening conditions after heavy rains and flooded makeshift camps.

The remarks came on Wednesday, a day after the British F1 driver visited Egypt’s northern city of el-Arish, which borders Gaza, touring a storage facility where the Egyptian Red Crescent had prepared boxes of aid to be sent to Palestinians in the besieged enclave.

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In a post on social media, Hamilton said, “People in Gaza and Palestine are in such urgent need that they could hardly need this aid more than they do right now.”

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