Lewis Hamilton visits the Rafah crossing

Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton today visited the Egyptian border crossing of Rafah, where he met humanitarian workers serving in the Gaza Strip, devastated by the war with Israel; The Egyptian government made this known. "The governor of North Sinai, Khaled Megawer, accompanied Lewis Hamilton on a visit to the Rafah land border crossing to show him Egypt's efforts to support" the Palestinians in Gaza, a government statement said.

In a video released by Megawer's office, the British pilot, seven times world champion, is shown talking to some humanitarian workers and inquiring about how to send aid to Gaza, where this week heavy rains swept away tens of thousands of tents, causing the death of five people, including three children.