A few hours after his office was infiltrated and occupied by a group protesting Microsoft’s technology contracts with Israel, the company’s president, Brad Smith, stood beside his desk addressing a hastily called press conference Tuesday afternoon.

Microsoft Corp. President Brad Smith reiterated an earlier pledge to investigate reports that Israel used its technology to select bombing targets, but he decried the actions of protesters who occupied his office demanding that the company sever ties with the country.

Calls are mounting across Israel for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to agree to a deal to release the remaining hostages and end the war in Gaza. It comes as Israel continues its military build up in Northern Gaza.