Lewis Hamilton visits the Rafah crossing on the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt

The seven-time Formula 1 world champion, Lewis Hamiltonpaid this Tuesday a visit to the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing, which separates Egypt with the Gaza Stripto follow up on humanitarian efforts to send aid and receive the wounded from the devastated Palestinian enclave.

According to EFE, the current pilot of Ferrari arrived in the morning at the Al Arish airport, in the province of North Sinai and where much of the humanitarian aid sent by countries around the world arrives so that it can enter the Gaza Strip from Rafah, the only passage in the enclave that does not directly border Israel.

However, the Jewish State controls the Palestinian side of this vital crossing for the entry of aid and the evacuation of wounded, while also hindering the entry of humanitarian assistance, according to Egypt, the United Nations and multiple human rights organizations.

The North Sinai province said in a statement posted on its Facebook page that Hamilton was escorted to Rafah by the governor, Khaled Meghawer, who was in charge of informing the pilot about “Egyptian efforts in support of the Palestinians”, in addition to the measures to provide them with medical treatment in Egypt.

Among the sites visited by the F1 driver are the logistics warehouses of the Egyptian Red Crescent in Al Arish, where the preparation and coordination of humanitarian aid is managed before its entry into Gaza.

This same Tuesday, the UN agency for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that more than 150,000 tents, purchased by humanitarian partners and member states, are outside Gaza waiting to be authorized by Israel.

Among them, nearly 117,000 are tents managed by the NGO Egyptian Relief Committee in the humanitarian logistics center of Al Arish, 45 kilometers from the border with Gaza.