Israel has stepped up its bombardment of Gaza – resulting in a near-communication black out – while vowing to expand ground operations in the besieged enclave.
The escalation comes as UN General Assembly member states were awaiting a vote on a resolution on the conflict.
The parallel events show the UN machinations have little relevance to how Israel will proceed, Al Jazeera’s senior political analyst Marwan Bishara has said.
“I am personally no longer waiting for the UN resolution to come out,” he said. “I actually don’t care for this UN General Assembly resolution that’s utterly meaningless at this point in time.”
“It’s not changing anything. In fact, things are getting worse – the more leaders and representative at the UN are talking the worse things are getting,” he said.
Source: AlJazeera