Lewis Hamilton: “I know that many people feel that same helplessness and need to do something. I don’t want us to get used to their suffering. I don’t want us to look the other way”
Lewis Hamilton has always been closely linked to social causes and solidarity projects, and this Wednesday, after the dispute over the Brazilian F1 Grand Prixand before returning to the United States to compete in the Las Vegas GPvisited the Egyptian side of the crossing Rafahwhich separates Egypt from the Gaza Strip, to understand the situation first-hand and see the great humanitarian work being done on the ground to try to get aid into the Gaza Strip.
After that, Lewis Hamilton, through Instagram, explained what he could see with his own eyes and sent a strong message to Israel, which controls the Palestinian side of that crossing for the entry of aid and the evacuation of wounded, and which, as Lewis highlights, hinders the entry of humanitarian aid.
“Israel must fulfill its obligations under the ceasefire and allow humanitarian aid trucks to enter. There is no excuse,” Hamilton expressed bluntly on his social networks.
Israel must fulfill its obligations under the ceasefire and allow humanitarian aid trucks to enter. There is no excuse
“The last three years of Israel’s genocide in Gaza have been horrific. It is an injustice that people are deprived of their freedom, their security and their dignity. No human being should be treated as if their life were worth less.“commented the Ferrari driver.
“I saw walls that stretched for miles, built to keep them locked in. Standing there, in front of what looked like an open-air prison, all I could think about was getting in to help,” said the Englishman, who explained some of the things he saw at the border.
I saw walls stretching for miles, built to keep them locked in. Standing there in front of what seemed like an open-air prison, all I could think about was getting in to help.
“At the Rafah border crossing, I saw trucks loaded with food prepared to enter (the Gaza Strip), but they are often not allowed to pass or face enormous delays. The first driver in line I spoke to had been waiting for over 12 hours. In the nearby logistics center I saw the hard work of the humanitarian teams, but I also saw what type of material is rejected for absurd reasons: sleeping bags, first aid kits, medical equipment, wheelchairs and even soccer balls for children,” he revealed.
“I know a lot of people feel that same helplessness. That same need to do something instead of just watching. I don’t want us to get used to their suffering. I don’t want us to look away,” said Lewis, who got tired of watching, and decided to act.
I don’t want us to get used to their suffering. I don’t want us to look the other way
Lewis was accompanied by Governor of North Sinai, Khaled Maghawer, in charge of explaining to the pilot the work that Egypt is carrying out to offer humanitarian aid.
“I’m here, on the ‘Egyptian Red Crescent’, as they load these boxes containing the aid they have prepared to send to Gaza. Today they headed to the Rafah border, accompanied by their wonderful volunteers. “They have over 70,000 volunteers across Egypt, and here over 2,000 people volunteer every day to make sure these boxes are ready and packed in the best way possible.”Hamilton said while speaking to local television.
“They are fully prepared to be deployed. So we really need to put pressure on Israel to reopen the crossing from the Palestinian side, because not enough trucks are passing through each day,” he stressed, trying to give visibility to this problem.
We need to pressure Israel to reopen the crossing from the Palestinian side, because there are not enough trucks passing through each day.
“The people in Gaza and Palestine are in such urgent need that they could barely need this help more than they do now, so we really need to apply pressure. And work together to ensure this help gets there. “There is a huge amount of help, and this center is just one of several different sites that also contain such wonderful supplies, full of food, medicine and things that people and families in Palestine really need,” he concluded.
