Israeli soldiers gather around a tank on Golan Heights
Israeli soldiers gather around a tank near the Quneitra border crossing on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights August 28, 2014. Syrian jets shelled rebel positions near the border crossing close to the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights that was seized by rebels in some of the heaviest clashes in the strategic area this year, rebels and residents said on Thursday. A U.N. spokeswoman earlier said the organisation's peacekeepers could not confirm whether the rebels had seized the crossing, "as fighting is ongoing" at one of its gates. During the fighting, two Israelis were wounded by stray bullets, a soldier and a civilian, both in the Golan Heights. Israel responded with artillery fire at two Syrian army positions, the Israeli military said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun (POLITICS CONFLICT MILITARY CIVIL UNREST)
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A member of the U.N. Disengagement Observer Force carries binoculars at an observation post in the Golan Heights
A member of the U.N. Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) carries binoculars at an observation post in the Golan Heights that overlooks the Syrian side of the Qunietra crossing August 28, 2014. Syrian jets shelled rebel positions near the border crossing close to the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights that was seized by rebels in some of the heaviest clashes in the strategic area this year, rebels and residents said on Thursday. A U.N. spokeswoman earlier said the organisation's peacekeepers could not confirm whether the rebels had seized the crossing, "as fighting is ongoing" at one of its gates. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun (CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT)
A member of the U.N. Disengagement Observer Force keeps watch of the Syrian side of Quneitra crossing
A member of the U.N. Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) keeps watch of the Syrian side of the Quneitra crossing from an observation post in the Golan Heights August 28, 2014. Syrian jets shelled rebel positions near the border crossing close to the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights that was seized by rebels in some of the heaviest clashes in the strategic area this year, rebels and residents said on Thursday. A U.N. spokeswoman earlier said the organisation's peacekeepers could not confirm whether the rebels had seized the crossing, "as fighting is ongoing" at one of its gates. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun (CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT)
Smoke rises after an explosion on the Syrian side of the Quneitra crossing
Smoke rises (bottom) after an explosion on the Syrian side of the Quneitra crossing August 28, 2014. Syrian jets shelled rebel positions near the border crossing close to the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights that was seized by rebels in some of the heaviest clashes in the strategic area this year, rebels and residents said on Thursday. A U.N. spokeswoman earlier said the organisation's peacekeepers could not confirm whether the rebels had seized the crossing, "as fighting is ongoing" at one of its gates. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun (SYRIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)