s own tanya kramer has been covering the story since the outbreak of the conflict and joins us from jerusalem. there are intractable differences between the two sides. israel is demanding gaza be demilitarized while hamas wants the blockade of gaza lifted. is there any chance they could bridge these gaps? >> i think this is exactly the problem, that the gap seems quite wide between what israel is willing to give in terms of opening up gaza. israel is more talking about an easing of the siege rather than lifting of the siege. that's what hamas wants. also, both sides are not recognizing each other, of course. in terms of the siege for gazzans, it means that over the past seven years and longer, the movement of people was restricted between gaza and the west bank, virtually no exports but it also concerns egypt, so a third party is involved. so it's more than one party involved and that's why it's also complicated, as well. >> what are the chances of talks being revived again? >> well, there are conflicting reports at the moment coming out of cairo as to the egyptian foreign ministry said earli