MANAMA: Israel and Lebanon are making good progress in their talks in the United States and are close to making a “commitment of intent,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday. “I think we are very close in our hopes of getting a commitment of intent between the two countries,” he told reporters during a visit to Bahrain.

As US-Lebanon talks continue in Washington, Rubio noted that "the future of Lebanon belongs to the Lebanese people through their sovereign, elected government."

US secretary of state says negotiations would allow Lebanon’s army to gradually secure areas free of Hezbollah; CENTCOM chief visits Israel for talks on Iran and the northern front

Secretary of State Marco Rubio acknowledged "a lot of work" remains.