Ramallah - The military wing of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement on Saturday claimed responsibility for wounding an Israeli settler in a West Bank shooting.

The settler was slightly wounded Saturday morning when his car came under fire near Alei Zahav settlement to the south of Qalqilya city, according to Israeli sources.

In a statement sent to the media, Fatah's al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades said the attack was in response to the frequent Israeli army raids in the West Bank.

The group vowed to carry out more armed attacks against "the Israeli occupation forces and the settlers" if the Israeli raids continued.

Abbas and Fatah officially reject militant attacks against Israelis in the West Bank and have made several agreements with Israel to disarm the brigades in exchange for an amnesty.

But the brigades say Israel doesn't respect the agreements and has arrested a number of activists after granting them an amnesty. (dpa)