Hamilton calls for Gaza aid after Rafah border visit

Lewis Hamilton has shared an emotional social media post after visiting the Rafah border crossing near the Gaza Strip, ahead of the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver spoke with personnel at the Egyptian border crossing, the only point where Palestine shares a border with a country other than Israel.

In an Instagram post, Hamilton said Israel had not been allowing aid trucks to reach Palestinian people despite the ceasefire terms. He wrote that Israel "needs to fulfil its obligations under the ceasefire and let the aid trucks in". He described seeing food trucks waiting at the border, with one driver he spoke to having already waited over 12 hours, and said items including sleeping bags, first aid kits and wheelchairs were rejected at a nearby logistics centre.

Hamilton currently sits fourth in the drivers' standings, having lost a place to George Russell after the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.