The US announced Monday that it is close to brokering a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Lebanese group Hezbollah but emphasized that a deal has not yet been finalized.

“We don't believe we have an agreement yet. We believe we're close to an agreement,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters.

“We believe that we have narrowed the gap significantly. But there are still steps that we need to see taken, but we hope to that, we hope that we can get there,” he added.

Miller declined to provide details about the agreement, which is reportedly expected to establish a 60-day cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah.