BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli ground forces reached their deepest point in Lebanon since they invaded six weeks ago before pulling back Saturday after battles with Hezbollah militants, Lebanese state media reported. The clashes and further Israeli bombardment of ...

Israeli ground forces have reached their deepest point in Lebanon since invading six weeks ago but pulled back after battles with Hezbollah militants.

Israeli forces have advanced further into Lebanon and captured a strategic hill in Chamaa, about 3 miles from the Israeli border, before retreating amid heavy clashes with Hezbollah fighters, according to Lebanese state media.

The clashes and further Israeli bombardment came as Lebanese and Hezbollah officials study a draft proposal presented by the U.S. earlier this week on ending the war.

The U.S., Israel’s closest ally, holds the key to whether the U.N. Security Council adopts a cease-fire resolution.

The time between an election and inauguration is usually seen as a lame duck period for the outgoing president. But the Biden Administration is pushing ahead with diplomatic efforts to end the fighting in Lebanon.