Microsoft said Thursday it fired two employees after an anti-Israel group broke into President Brad Smith’s office to protest the software firm’s alleged ties to the war in Gaza.

A group of seven current and former staffers on Tuesday burst into Smith’s office , located in Redmond, Wash., and demanded the company end its support of Israel – following reports that its software was used by the military as part of its invasion of Gaza. 6

In an Instagram post, No Azure for Apartheid, which organized the protest, said Riki Fameli and Anna Hattle had been fired.

“Two employees were terminated today following serious breaches of company policies and our code of conduct,” a Microsoft spokesperson said in a statement, adding that there were illegal break-ins at executive offices. 6

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