Official Israeli data published on Wednesday revealed that there has been a significant increase in shooting attacks against Israeli targets on settlement roads in the occupied West Bank.

According to the Hebrew newspaper Maariv, 167 attacks were recorded in the first half of this year, compared to 53 in the same period last year.

Fifty-nine of the attacks were directed at Israeli settlers, while 108 targeted military forces.

In the same period this year, 1,369 stone-throwing incidents took place, 147 with Molotov cocktails were thrown at targets, and 85 homemade explosive devices were used.