and at its cruising speed of 25 knots, narrow wings called hydrofoils, provide huge amounts of lift. in the same way that aircraft wings can get a plane off the ground, these wings can raise the whole hull above the surface. i ve started to notice more and more boats and even windsurfs and kite surfs having these foils underneath the board, so the entire thing can lift out of the water. and because hardly any of the boat is having to push through the water, it doesn t need as powerful a motor. and that means there s something else that s very special about this craft. it s electric. these small propellers are all that are needed to get the ferry up to speed and its onboard batteries give it a range of 50 nautical miles, all of which promises to make waterborne transport a whole lot cleaner and a whole lot greener. normal boats consume an awful lot of fuel and they are extremely inefficient, compared to land based transport. and this is because the boat is trying to push its w
the un says 137 trucks of goods entered gaza on friday since the pause this makes it the biggest humanitarian convoy received since the war s start on 7 october. israeli media says hamas has named 13 hostages for release on saturday. senior international correspondent orla guerin has this report on the hostages homecoming. israeli pilots setting off for a key mission, to bring hostages home after almost 50 days in captivity. israel has been holding its breath for this. the journey began when a convoy of vehicles crossed from gaza into egypt. a glimpse of the hostages inside on the road to freedom. a number were neighbours in the same kibbutz. earlier, 72 year old adina moshe was helped from an ambulance in egypt, moving slowly but chatting and smiling. (applause) and this was the welcome as the hostages arrived tonight at an israeli airbase. there is collective relief here that at least some have been freed. these are the 13 israelis who came back today, spanning the gener
allowed into gaza on friday, around 150 trucks carrying medical supplies, fuel and food entered the strip through the rafah crossing. returning to the 2a hostages released from gaza on friday, they have spent the night in hospitals in israel. some have received medical care from the schneider children s medical centre. yesterday, four boys and girls, one mother and one grandmother arrived at schneider children s medical centre, and we were very excited for the first moment, and the kids, the parents, the hogs, the crying, and it was very, very exciting for all of us. they are in good condition, and they are surrounded by our teams, social workers, psychologists, nurses, and their doctors. we are surrounded by their families, friends, and it was the most excited evening exciting evening since starting my career. we hope to see them all back and to see them in good condition. some hope to see them all back and to see them in good condition. them in good condition. some re
for murdering his girlfriend reeva steenkamp in 2013. pistorius was a paralympic champion sprinter, before he shot his girlfriend at their home, claiming later that he thought she was a burglar. he will be released, with conditions, injanuary. our correspondent daniel de simone reports from pretoria. oscar pistorius, once a superstar known as the blade runner. it s gold again for oscar pistorius. a paralympic and olympic athlete. since 2015, a convicted murderer. his victim was girlfriend reeva steenkamp, a law graduate and successful model. pistorius shot her multiple times on valentine s day 2013 through a toilet door at his home. the case dominated headlines around the world. he was eventuallyjailed for over 13 years. today, after a parole board hearing in this prison outside pretoria, oscar pistorius was told his conditional early release had been approved. he ll walk out of the prison gates in early january. i miss my partner. a family friend read a victim impact stateme