The Southern Command Directive: This proposed transition would be executed through three strategic phases:
1. UNIFIL: Integration then Exit
• The Action: Between May and December 2026, the LAF would begin the “Tactical Absorption” of UNIFIL’s surveillance and logistics assets.
• The Pivot: The state would formally notify the UN Security Council that by January 1, 2027, the LAF Southern Command would assume total responsibility for the Blue Line. Any remaining international presence would be strictly administrative or humanitarian, with zero security mandate.
2. The “Shield” Deployment
• The Action: The state would deploy a newly proposed, strictly vetted 15,000-man elite unit — referred to here as the National Guard of the Republic (NGR) or “Clean Force” — along the entire 120km border. This unit would be composed of personnel systematically vetted to ensure zero factional or militia allegiances.
• The Mandate: Unlike the legacy UNIFIL model, these units would operate under robust Rules of Engagement (ROE) that prioritize the active neutralization and seizure of any non-state military movement, bunker, or weapon cache discovered within a designated “Security Exclusion Zone”.
3. The End of the “Parallel Frontier”
• The Action: The state would physically dismantle the “Green Without Borders” environmental facade and all other observation posts used as fronts by local militias.
• The Goal: Establishing a strict state monopoly of presence. If a camera, drone, or soldier operates at the border, it must belong exclusively to the Republic — with no exceptions tolerated.
Conclusion: This manifesto concludes that the Republic of Lebanon should no longer act as a ward of the international community. By transforming the LAF into a full-scale fighting shield at the border, the state would replace international observers with sovereign authority, reclaiming the South as native territory rather than a geopolitical negotiation zone.