are facing hardship, maybe from a workless household, refugees that have come into the country and don t have any other family support. for more stories from across the uk headed to the bbc news website. you re live with bbc news. the boss of mcdonald s said the fast food giant is seeing a meaningful hit to its business because customers in the middle east and elsewhere are boycotting the chain for its perceived support of israel. with more, here s the bbc s michelle fleury in new york. some major western brands have been hit by grassroots unplanned boycott because of their stance on the israel palestine conflict. this includes mcdonald s. the burger king became a target after photos and videos on social media showed franchise stores in israel giving thousands of e mail to members of the israeli military. that led to calls for boycott of the brand
of their stance on the israel palestine conflict. this includes mcdonald s. the burger chain became a target after photos and videos on social media showing franchise stores in israel giving away thousands of free meals to the members of the israeli military. this resulted in calls to boycott the brand, from those angered by israe ls military response in gaza. owners in muslim majority countries such as kuwait, malaysia and pakistan put out statements distancing themselves. in a message on linkedin, mcdonald s ceo chris kempczinski wrote that the burger chain is experiencing a meaningful business impacted due to the war and associated misinformation. all of this in the middle east and beyond because of the war in gaza. he added, this is disheartening and ill founded, pointing that many of the restaurants are operated by local owners. he didn t elaborate on the scale of the impact, but mcdonald s has around 2,000 restaurants in the region.
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