Golan Heights – 28 Aug 2014

1. Various smoke rising on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights as seen from Israeli controlled territory, AUDIO: Explosion

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Golan Heights – 28 Aug 2014

2. Various of UN troops with binoculars

3. Various of Golan Heights

4. Yair Elkayam, regional firefighter chief, talking to another man

5. SOUNDBITE: (Hebrew) Yair Elkayam, Regional firefighter chief: (see transcript below)

6. UN forces at lookout point

VOICE-OVER SCRIPT:

THE ISRAELI MILITARY SAYS ALL APPEARS TO BE QUIET ALONG SYRIA’S BORDER WITH THE ISRAELI-HELD GOLAN HEIGHTS, AFTER REBELS CAPTURED A SYRIAN BORDER POST.

A HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP SAYS A WIDE RANGE OF REBEL FIGHTERS INCLUDING THE WESTERN-BACKED FREE SYRIAN ARMY AND AN AL-QAIDA-LINKED GROUP CAPTURED THE SITE, AFTER A MAJOR BATTLE AGAINST GOVERNMENT TROOPS.

ISRAEL SAYS SOME WEAPONS FIRE SPILLED OVER THE BORDER, WOUNDING AN ARMY OFFICER AND SPARKING FIRES.

SOUNDBITE (Hebrew/Translator read soundbite) Yair Elkayam, Regional Firefighter Chief

“My crews working here were reinforced and put out the fire, put out what was needed to be put out, where we could access. However at this point we still have reinforced crews, at this stage there is calm, it is quiet, all is back to normal.”

ISRAEL HASN’T TAKEN SIDES IN SYRIA’S CIVIL WAR, BUT BLAMES THE SYRIAN GOVERNMENT FOR ANY CROSS-BORDER VIOLENCE.

DIANE KEPLEY, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.