At the moment, U.N. personnel refuse to speculate how many people have been killed, not least because they have been slow to move into the hinterland, waiting for Interfet to secure it first.
The Indians would dearly love a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council - now a difficult proposition since they refuse to acknowledge standing U.N. resolutions on Kashmir.
At a minimum, Israel will find itself under a constant barrage of criticism blaming it for the Palestinian decision to abandon the peace process and ask the U.N. to grant them what they refuse to negotiate with Israel.