has more on the story. the road here hasn t been easy. the last time elon musk took to the stage to promote the electric car company s cybertruck, its windows ended up being smashed. oh, man. four years later, as the company starts delivering the futuristic product. to buyers the problem has been fixed with customers there in person at the tesla factory in austin, texas, to collect their cybertruck s and elon musk put on a show to mark this historic moment. this video shows the cybertruck beating a port in a drag race a porsche in a drag race while towing a port. but tesla s entry into the lucrative us truck market is some two years behind schedule, at a time when high interest rates have dampened buyers ability to make new purchases. the cheapest model is $61,000. mr musk said the company has more than a million reservations and while the cybertruck isn t expected to turn a profit for several years to come, given the enormous challenges in actually making it, the launch is a
welcome to the programme. let s start by getting you the latest on the israel and gaza conflict. the israeli prime minister s office says six more israeli hostages held in gaza are now back in israel. two others were released by hamas earlier on thursday. within the last hour israel says it has released 30 more palestinians in return. earlier the us secretary of state antony blinken warned that israel must take effective steps to ensure the protection of civilians in gaza, before it restarts its military operations there. mr blinken who s on a visit to the region told reporters that the damage to hospitals, power stations and water supplies seen in the north of gaza should not be repeated in the south. he s been pushing for the continuation of a temporary ceasefire between israel and hamas that s lasted seven days. our senior international correspondent orla guerin has the latest from jerusalem. a long awaited reunion. a hostage back in her mother s arms. mia schem, who i