Rebel factions in Syria, including an al Qaeda affiliate, captured a border crossing between Syria and Israel, Israel's military and Syrian opposition activists said, the second major loss of a strategic site to extremist groups within days.

Syrian forces were still fighting to recapture the crossing late Wednesday around Quneitra, located in the disputed Golan Heights area between both countries, 45 miles southwest of the Syrian capital Damascus. There was no evidence the rebels were attempting to infiltrate Israel.

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