World news | The Guardian•Yesterday
Hunger increasingly used as weapon of war as ‘food-related violence’ surges, analysis shows
Hunger is being increasingly exploited as a weapon of war with more than 20,000 documented incidents of “food-related violence” in the past eight years, new analysis reveals. Attacks include 1,261 strikes on markets used by families for daily groceries and 863 incidents in which food distribution systems were targeted and workers killed. Between October 2023 and the end of 2025, more than 10,300 people were killed or injured trying to access aid.
