McDonald's Malaysia has lodged reports against those calling for a boycott of the fast food chain over its alleged Israeli links.

According to New Straits Times today, the chain's owner Gerbang Alaf Restaurants Sdn Bhd filed a police report against more than 20 individuals and groups, as well as a report with the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission over the online claims.

"The claims coming from these parties that say McDonald's Malaysia contributes a fund to Israel is a false and slanderous accusation.

"Gerbang Alaf Restaurants Sdn Bhd is a locally-owned company run by a Muslim individual as its biggest shareholder.

"As a company, we do not contribute, support or are involved in any political or religious conflicts anywhere in the world," the company's managing director and operating partner Azmir Jaafar was quoted as saying at a special press conference this morning.

Certain quarters have targeted the popular burger chain following an international outcry over US President Donald Trump's move to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

One netizen claimed on Twitter, without citing sources, that US-headquartered McDonald's had "channelled funds to Israel".

While McDonald's had responded to the allegations with a statement on its Facebook, Azmir said, some were purportedly still pushing for a nationwide boycott of the restaurant, hence the move to lodge the reports.

"We are doing this as a preventive measure, before anything bad happens. We are preserving the safety and livelihood of our 12,000 employees and 4,000 more indirect employees associated with us.

"There have been reports of harassment from our employees after Trump made the announcement," Azmir was quoted as saying.

McDonald's Malaysia's is no stranger to controversy. It had also hit the spotlight in January this year on its halal cakes policy, which had irked some patrons.