The White House said Monday that a temporary cease-fire deal between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah is close, but declined to offer details on the agreement, including when it could be reached.

White House national security spokesperson John Kirby told reporters that negotiators have "reached this point where we're close," but that a deal was not sealed yet.

"We believe that the trajectory of this is going in a very positive direction," Kirby said. "But, yeah, nothing is done until everything is done. Nothing's all negotiated till everything is negotiated.

"We need to keep at the work to see it through so that we........

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