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

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. 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.” Hamilton said there were warehouses storing essential supplies in several locations, but the supplies were not reaching Palestinians who need them because of the border closure.

A post on Hamilton’s Instagram page showed him meeting some of the volunteers and workers for the Egyptian Red Crescent, as well as stationary trucks loaded with food waiting to cross the border. “The past three years of Israel’s genocide in Gaza is appalling.

It’s an injustice for people to being denied their freedom, their safety and their dignity. No human being should be treated as though their life matters less,” Hamilton said.