Hunger increasingly used as weapon of war as ‘food-related violence’ surges, analysis shows

The Guardian World | Sun, 24 May 2026 06:00:49 GMT

Markets under fire,
Over twenty thousand struck—
Hunger fuels the war.

More than 20,000 attacks on markets, farmland and food distribution systems have been recorded since 2018Hunger 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…

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