McDonald’s blames Israel’s war in Gaza for missing sales target

McDonald's business in the Middle East has taken a hit since the start of the war in Gaza [File: Reuters]

McDonald’s has cited Israel’s war in Gaza as a factor in the fast food giant missing its first quarterly sales target in nearly four years.

McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski said on Monday that the war had had a “disheartening” effect on sales in Middle Eastern countries and other Muslim-majority nations such as Malaysia and Indonesia.