Microsoft Corp. activist employees and supporters were arrested after returning to the company’s headquarters for a second day to demand that the software maker sever business ties with the Israeli military.

Worker-led protests erupted at Microsoft headquarters this week as the tech company promises an “urgent” review of the Israeli military's use of its technology during the ongoing war in Gaza. A second day of protests at the Microsoft campus on Wednesday called for the tech giant to immediately cut its business ties with

Eighteen people were arrested at Microsoft’s Redmond campus as protesters escalated their campaign against the company’s technology contracts with Israel, amid a new review of its role in Gaza.