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Video. Did McDonald's in Iceland close because of a boycott?

Updated: 31/10/2024 - 7:45 GMT+1

Social media posts have been claiming that the fast food restaurant shuttered its branches in Iceland due to a public boycott linked to the Israel-Hamas war.

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