Two Israeli occupants of a vehicle traveling close to the village of el Fawwar, near Hebron, were injured during a stoning and possible shooting attack Tuesday morning.
The driver lost control of the truck, and the vehicle flipped over, injuring both occupants, according to Army Radio.
One passenger sustained a serious head wound in the accident, with the second more lightly hurt, Israel Radio added.
Earlier, Israeli armor moved into the West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday ahead of talks between U.S. CIA director George Tenet and Palestinian leaser Yasser Arafat.
Palestinian security officials and witnesses said troops fired in the air as the tanks and armored vehicles rolled into the city. The witnesses said the troops had not entered Jenin refugee camp which is adjacent to the city.
Israeli troops carried out searches and took in for questioning Palestinian activists. Seven Palestinians were brought in. Additionally, Israeli policemen arrested a Palestinian man in the village of Hizme, north of Jerusalem.
Meanwhile, Tenet was to see Arafat later on Tuesday in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on a mission which President Bush said would be aimed at building a united Palestinian force "that will fight terror."
On Monday, the Central Intelligence Agency chief met Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon against the backdrop of Israeli doubts that any real reform is possible in the Palestinian Authority as long as Arafat remains its leader.
Late Monday, the White House announced Sharon would visit Washington on June 10 to discuss ways to end Israeli-Palestinian violence.
"The visit of the prime minister comes in the context of ongoing consultations among senior US and Israeli leaders aimed at promoting peace and security in the Middle East," the White House said.
Sharon was in Washington in early May for his fifth meeting with Bush since the US leader took office in January 2001, but cut short his trip to return to Jerusalem after a suicide bomb killed 17 people near Tel Aviv.
The White House announcement Monday came shortly after Washington renewed its opposition to Israel's continued efforts to colonize and build new settlements even as the foundations were being poured for a luxury development in east Jerusalem. (Albawaba.com)
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