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Hamilton tours Gaza aid crossing in Egypt
Seven-time F1 champion visits Rafah border and Egyptian Red Crescent logistics warehouses to see humanitarian operations.
In brief
Seven-time F1 champion visits Rafah border and Egyptian Red Crescent logistics warehouses to see humanitarian operations. Lewis Hamilton visited Egypt's Rafah crossing and aid facilities to learn about humanitarian operations sending assistance to Gaza. Originally reported by the Guardian.
Hamilton visits Gaza aid operations
Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton visited Egypt's Rafah border crossing with Gaza to meet organisations sending humanitarian aid to the territory.
Aid falling short of minimum
A ceasefire agreement reached last year halted major combat operations in Gaza, but aid reaching the territory continues to fall far short of the agreed-upon minimum of six hundred trucks a day.
Israeli forces expand control
Israeli forces have continued to advance, expanding their control from fifty-three percent of the territory to at least sixty percent, an independent commission of UN experts said last month.
Hamilton tours logistics warehouses
Hamilton toured Egypt's Rafah border crossing before visiting logistics warehouses operated by the Egyptian Red Crescent, which facilitates the entry of aid to Gaza.
The essence
Lewis Hamilton visited Egypt's Rafah crossing and aid facilities to learn about humanitarian operations sending assistance to Gaza.
