Lebanon is grappling with a compounding energy and food crisis as ongoing regional conflict disrupts supply chains and drives up import costs, pushing electricity provision to as little as four hours per day in the best-case scenario. The price of a standard loaf of bread has risen sharply — one bakery owner reported raising his price from 65,000 to 75,000 Lebanese lira — as diesel costs ripple through every stage of food production and transport. While industry representatives say fuel and domestic gas supplies remain broadly under control for now, with roughly 22,000 tonnes of gas in reserve and imports arriving from Mediterranean suppliers such as Greece, Italy, and Turkey, gas cylinder prices have surged by as much as 50% since the crisis began, compounding the financial strain on Lebanese households already weakened by years of economic collapse.