An Israeli helicopter fired missiles at a jeep in the West Bank town of Tulkarm today, killing two people and wounding an activist wanted by Israel, Palestinian officials said.
Palestinian hospital officials said Mr Mustafa Onbas (19) and Mr Omar Subuh (21), both low-level members of Palestinian President Mr Yasser Arafat's Fatah faction, were killed in the Apache helicopter strike on a Nissan jeep.
Officials said Mr Raed al-Karmi, a Fatah activist wanted by Israel, was also in the vehicle. He was wounded in the attack.
The Israeli army had no immediate comment. Israel has tracked and killed dozens of Palestinian militants it says are behind attacks against Israelis since a Palestinian uprising against occupation erupted last September.
The Tulkarm attack came a day after a ground-to-ground missile strike against a building used by Mr Arafat's Force-17 security unit in the Gaza Strip in retaliation for a recent spate of mortar bomb attacks.
At least 556 Palestinians and 157 Israelis have been killed since the uprising began last year after peace talks deadlocked.