Washington Bureau Chief for Asharq News Hiba Nasr said Thursday that the U.S. is seeking more than a statement of intent.

"Following Secretary Rubio’s comments on Lebanon, I’m told the U.S. is pushing for something that goes beyond a mere Statement of Intent," Lebanese journalist Nasr posted on the X platform.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday said Lebanon and Israel are nearing a "very positive" declaration of intent amid their ongoing talks in Washington.

An Israeli strike on a vehicle in southern Lebanon killed three people on Thursday, Lebanese state media reported, despite a lull in the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.

Lebanon's state-run National News Agency said "three people were killed and one person was wounded when an enemy drone targeted a... vehicle on the road between Zawtar and Mayfadoun".

Members of the UK Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC) headed by Chair Rt Hon Dame Emily Thornberry MP, visited Lebanon on Tuesday and Wednesday to assess the humanitarian, political and security challenges facing the country and the wider region. The delegation included MPs Alan Gemmell, Abtisam Mohamed and Edward Morello.

The visit focused on the devastating impact of the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah on civilians in Lebanon, the situation facing Syrian refugees and host communities, and efforts to support the Lebanese Armed Forces and Lebanon’s long-term stability and security.

An Israeli strike on a vehicle in southern Lebanon killed two people on Wednesday, Lebanese state media reported, with militant group Hezbollah calling it another "violation" of a truce between the two sides.

Lebanon's state-run National News Agency said that "two people were killed" when an Israeli drone targeted their vehicle near the town of Kfar Rumman.

MP Hassan Fadlallah, a member of the Loyalty to the Resistance bloc, has pointed out that "there are Israeli violations of the ceasefire, and there are attacks and attempts by the enemy to evade the agreement to which it was bound by the Iranian-American memorandum of understanding, because it did not want to adhere to this agreement."

"However, the resistance knows how to deal with this matter, and the brothers concerned know how to confront it and what the directions are in this regard," Fadlallah added.

U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa, who is taking part in the Lenanon-Israel talks in Washington, has said that "the Israeli withdrawal will happen sooner or later, but not tomorrow."

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Wednesday that Lebanon went to the negotiations in Washington because it was "the least costly path for Lebanon."

The Israeli army said an Israeli drone and troops attacked Wednesday morning "two Hezbollah gunmen" on the Ali al-Taher ridge, near the security zone in south Lebanon, after they "posed a threat" to its forces.

Earlier, the Israeli army fired gunshots at two cars in the southern town of Nabatieh al-Fawqa, causing no casualties, the state-run National News Agency said.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Wednesday that "even if there is an American request," Israel "will not withdraw from southern Lebanon."