U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday said he was “deeply troubled” by the Israeli government's decision to grant legal status to three Israeli outposts in the occupied West Bank “The secretary-general reiterates that all settlement activity is illegal under international law,” Ban's office said in a statement. “It runs contrary to Israel's obligations under the Road Map and repeated Quartet calls for the parties to refrain from provocations.” “The Secretary-General is disappointed that such a decision comes at a time of renewed efforts to restart dialogue,” the statement said.
