THEATRE · SOUTHERN LEBANON · BUFFER ZONE
TX · LIVE · 2026-06-11

Litani–Awali Buffer Zone Control Desk

Pressure-test the Awali-Line buffer proposal against LAF authority, disarmament benchmarks, and June 30, 2026 funding conditionality. Every lever trades short-term stability for long-term sovereignty drift.

Doctrine · Mandate creep · Benchmark conditionality
Buffer depth north of Litani: 28 kmDisarmament benchmark compliance 35%Funding conditionality 80%Mandate creep window 60 moLAF stability score 31/100Reversibility rating LOWBuffer depth north of Litani: 28 kmDisarmament benchmark compliance 35%Funding conditionality 80%Mandate creep window 60 moLAF stability score 31/100Reversibility rating LOW
01 · CARTOGRAPHY
Zone parameters
Buffer depth north of Litani28 km
0 = Blue Line only · 30 = Awali Line
Disarmament benchmark compliance35%
LAF-led disarmament against external benchmarks due 2026-06-30.
Funding conditionality tightness80%
Share of LAF payroll / fuel / logistics tied to benchmarks.
LAF salary coverage62%
External payroll support net of currency devaluation.
Mandate window18 mo
Declared mandate length before renewal vote.
02 · STATE OF PLAY
Zone readouts
Days to benchmark deadline
18d 18:40
Reversibility rating
LOW
Mandate creep index
63/100
Sovereignty cost
83/100
LAF stability
31/100
Benchmark miss risk
67%
Sovereignty erosion83%
LAF resilience69%
Mandate-creep index63%
External-benchmark dependency80%
03 · MAP VIEW
Buffer zone cartography
MEDITERRANEAN · EEZ
AWALI LINE28 km
Buffer · demilitarised posture
SOUTH LITANILAF deployed
BLUE LINEcontact zone
PARALLEL ACTOR RETAINS
04 · MANDATE TRAJECTORY
8-quarter projection
05 · 2026-06-30
Benchmark ladder
Compliance ladder
Declare
Inventory
Hand-in
Verify
Close
Missing a rung by the 2026-06-30 benchmark cuts the next LAF salary tranche, cascading into payroll FX stress and public-service gaps.
06 · PATTERN MATCH
Historical precedents
1978UNIFIL initial mandate

Declared 6-month mandate still active 48 years later. Sunset absent → renewal default.

1982–2000Security Zone (SLA)

Buffer depth 12–20 km locked in for 18 years; mandate creep with no written exit.

2006UNSCR 1701

Asymmetric disarmament language never enforced. Conditionality ≠ compliance.

2024–25Withdrawal-line disputes

Blue-Line violations unresolved; reversibility costs compound with every missed benchmark.

07 · CRISIS CABINET
Auto verdict

Reversibility is LOW: without a written sunset clause and with unanimous renewal, the buffer zone will outlast the crisis it was drawn to solve. Benchmark miss risk exceeds 60% — LAF payroll tranches are on a cliff. Prepare contingency for salary FX pass-through into CPI. LAF stability dips below 50. External payroll cannot compensate for asymmetric disarmament if parallel actors retain capability.