Lewis Hamilton makes heartfelt visit in between grands prix: ‘It’s an injustice'

Lewis Hamilton has visited the Rafah border crossing near the Gaza Strip to witness efforts to transport aid and supplies into Gaza.

Rafah is the only crossing point Palestine shares with another country that is not Israel, with Hamilton visiting the Egyptian side of the border where food, medical, and clothing supplies are being prepared to be delivered to those inside the Strip. 

A ceasefire agreement reached in 2025 between Palestine and Israel put a stop to major combat operations, but an agreement of 600 trucks of aid per day has thus far not been reached.

After his tour of the aid facilities, Hamilton took to social media to explain that one truck driver he spoke to had been waiting for "over 12 hours" to enter the Strip - with crossings denied for "crazy reasons" as he called Israel's actions in Gaza "appalling" and that it was "an injustice for people to be denied their freedom, their safety, and their dignity."

"The past three years of Israel’s genocide in Gaza is appalling," he wrote on social media.

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

"I saw walls stretching for miles, built to keep them in. Standing there, outside what felt like an open-air prison, all I could think about was getting in to help.

"At [the] Rafah border, I saw food trucks lined up ready to go, but they’re regularly not allowed in or face major delays. The first driver in line that I spoke to had already been waiting over 12 hours.

"At the nearby logistics centre, I saw the hard work of the aid workers, but I also saw what gets rejected for crazy reasons. Sleeping bags, first aid kits, medical equipment, wheelchairs, even footballs for kids. 

"Israel needs to fulfil its obligations under the ceasefire and let the aid trucks in. No excuse.

"I know so many people feel that same helplessness. That same need to do something rather than just watch. I don’t want us to get used to their suffering. I don’t want us to look away."