I DONT WANT US TO LOOK AWAY
Lewis Hamilton via Instagram 👏🇵🇸:
“The past three years of Israel's genoicde in Gaza is appalling. It's an injustice for people to being 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 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, l saw the hard work of the @egyptianredcrescent, but l 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.”
Lewis Hamilton visited INARA’s educational centre in Cairo and spent time with children evacuated from Gaza who are now living as refugees in Egypt, as part of his wider trip to see humanitarian aid efforts.
Lewis Hamilton: "I'm here with the Egyptian Red Crescent as they load these boxes containing aid they have prepared to send to Gaza. They went to the Rafah border today, accompanied by their wonderful volunteers. They have more than 70,000 volunteers across Egypt, and over 2,000 people here volunteer every day to make sure these boxes are ready and packed as well as possible. They're fully ready to be
deployed. So we really need to put pressure on Israel to
reopen the crossing from the Palestinian side, because not enough trucks are getting through each day."
"The people in Gaza and Palestine are in such urgent need that they could hardly need this aid more than they do right now, so we really must apply pressure.
And work together to ensure this aid gets there. There is a great deal of it, and this center is just one of several different sites that also contain such wonderful supplies, full of food, medicine, and things that individuals and families in Palestine really need."
What a fantastic few days it's been. Until next time, Brazil 🇧🇷
Last week we were busy reconnecting with partners and witnessing first-hand the positive impact they’re making in the lives of young people across Brazil.
We started by catching up with old friends at @ceap_pedreira, where we met students with @LewisHamilton, took part in a careers fair with local employers, and brought their dreams to life with @decotreco. On Thursday, we headed to @InterlagosTrack with our new partner @CEERT for visits to @Pirelli and the @scuderiaferrari garage, as well as an exclusive first time tour of the @alpinef1team garage. We then visited CEERT at their community base to hear directly from students about the work they’re doing to improve access to education.
It was a truly special, one-of-a-kind week for us. A huge thank you to everyone who made this trip so memorable.
T-shirts by @studio_blup 🔥
🔗 To view the full story from our week in Brazil, head to: https://t.co/dekROX4cCr
Lewis Hamilton near the Rafah land crossing (sole crossing point between Egypt and the Gaza strip) alongside Major General Khaled Megawer, Governor of North Sinai, and members of the Egyptian Red Crescent 🇪🇬 🇵🇸
Photos: Mostafa Singer / Reporting: Shorouk News
'Lewis Hamilton has touched down in Egypt's North Sinai ahead of a planned visit to Rafah to see firsthand the humanitarian efforts supporting Gaza.'
'The seven-time F1 world champion is expected to visit aid warehouses and logistics facilities handling supplies destined for Gaza.'
'The visit follows years of Hamilton publicly advocating for Palestine, including a trip to Jordan last December, where he met Red Crescent aid workers and learned more about their humanitarian operations.'
✍️/📸 complexmena
+ he was only told about rain coming when he asked if its coming and the response was "yes in six laps" not defending a choice to not pit just that standard has been in many cases to give complete information on category of rain etc
On board when Santi called Lewis pit for inter the first time
Santi didn’t mention the rain became heavier, so Lewis thought he could control the car like previous laps (which he did great in previous laps)