UN: Syria rebels seize about 20 Golan Heights peacekeepers near Israel border

The United Nations said about 20 peacekeepers had been detained by armed fighters in the Golan Heights on the border between Syria and Israel on Wednesday and that it has sent a team to resolve the situation.

The UN confirmation came in response to YouTube videos purporting to show Syrian rebels with the seized convoy, posted by a violence monitoring group. No injuries have been reported.

A young man saying he was from the "Martyrs of Yarmouk" brigade said the convoy would not be released until forces loyal to President Bashar Assad withdrew from the village of Jamla, a mile east of the ceasefire line with the Israeli-occupied Golan.

Surrounded by several rebel fighters with assault rifles, the man stood in front of a two white armoured vehicles and a truck with "UN" written on them. At least five people seen sitting in the vehicles were wearing UN light blue helmets and bullet-proof vests.

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