Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has visited the Rafah land crossing on Egypt’s border with the Gaza Strip to inspect humanitarian aid operations and meet relief workers.

CAIRO: Formula One star Lewis Hamilton visited Egypt’s Rafah border crossing on Tuesday and met aid workers delivering assistance to the war-battered Gaza Strip, according to an Egyptian government statement.

North Sinai governor “Khaled Megawer took Lewis Hamilton on a visit to the Rafah land crossing to learn about the Egyptian efforts to support the Palestinian brothers in the Gaza Strip”, the statement read.

Video shared by Megawer’s office showed the seven-time world champion greeting aid workers and learning about their efforts to get supplies into Gaza, where this week heavy rains swept away tens of thousands of tents.