UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's office published a statement condemning the murder of five family members in the settlement of Itamar, calling the event "shocking."
"The Secretary-General condemns last night's shocking murder of an Israeli family of five, including three children, in a West Bank settlement," the statement read. "He calls for the perpetrators to be brought to justice, and for all to act with restraint." (Yitzhak Benhorin, Washington)