Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday defended the bombing of a high-rise building, which was said to contain Hamas leadership and housed offices for both the Associated Press and al Jazeera.

Netanyahu said there “were no deaths” in the Saturday strike, citing that those inside the building were warned well in advance and that the complex was home to an “intelligence office” for the terrorist network. His comments come amid a flare-up in tensions between the Israel Defense Forces and Hamas, a U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organization, as thousands of rockets have been exchanged in what’s being called the worst spike in seven years.