Lewis Hamilton visits Rafah crossing over Gaza aid
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Africanews
Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton visited the Rafah crossing in Egypt, where he toured the Egyptian Red Crescent warehouses with North Sinai Governor Khaled Megawer. According to the governor, the visit aimed to show Egypt’s efforts to deliver aid to Gaza, as rains flood the shelters of nearly two million displaced people, according to the UN.
Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton visited the Rafah crossing in Egypt, on the border with Gaza. He toured the Egyptian Red Crescent’s logistics warehouses, where aid for the Palestinian territory is prepared, accompanied by the governor of North Sinai, General Khaled Megawer.
According to the governor, the visit was intended to give him a more direct view of Egypt’s efforts to deliver assistance to Gaza. It comes as heavy seasonal rains flood the territory’s makeshift shelters, where nearly two million Palestinians remain displaced, according to the UN, Africanews reports.
The visit follows Egypt’s dispatch, on 25 October, of 280 aid trucks to Gaza.
