Lewis Hamilton visits Rafah border crossing to witness Gaza relief efforts

• North Sinai Governor Khaled Megawer accompanied him during the visit.
• Hamilton toured Egyptian Red Crescent warehouses in El-Arish to learn how aid is prepared and coordinated for Gaza.

Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton visited Egypt’s Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip on Tuesday to observe efforts to receive humanitarian and relief supplies destined for the Palestinian enclave, Reuters reported.

The British driver, who races for Ferrari, was accompanied by North Sinai Governor Khaled Megawer during the Nov. 10 visit, according to Reuters photographs.

Hamilton spoke with Megawer at the crossing, where Egyptian authorities oversee efforts to facilitate the movement of humanitarian assistance bound for Gaza.

The visit comes as Egypt continues to play a central role in coordinating humanitarian relief operations for the Strip, including receiving aid shipments and facilitating the entry of supplies.

The visit comes as Palestinians in Gaza continue to face a deepening humanitarian crisis, with widespread displacement, destroyed infrastructure, shortages of essential supplies and deteriorating living conditions despite a ceasefire agreement reached in Oct. 2025.

More than two million Palestinians remain affected by the crisis, with the vast majority displaced from their homes. According to the United Nations, approximately 1.4 million people, or 65% of Gaza’s population, are living in tents or makeshift shelters.

The situation has deteriorated further with the arrival of winter. Heavy rainfall and strong winds that swept across the Strip over the weekend flooded displacement camps, damaged shelters and disrupted essential services.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported on Nov. 9 that more than 26,000 households had appealed for assistance after their shelters or belongings were damaged. More than 6,000 family shelters were reportedly destroyed and another 17,400 damaged.

Five Palestinians, including three children and two women, were killed when a sand embankment collapsed onto tents sheltering displaced families west of Deir al-Balah, while an infant reportedly drowned at another displacement site.

Humanitarian organizations have warned that their supplies of tents, blankets, tarpaulins and winter clothing inside Gaza are nearly exhausted, while essential relief materials remain outside the Strip awaiting permission to enter.

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