JERUSALEM, Jan 19 (Reuters) - An Israeli man was shot and seriously wounded on Monday while driving in the occupied West Bank and Israeli police blamed the attack on Palestinians.

The shooting near a Jewish settlement in an area captured by Israel in the 1967 war occurred a day after Israel ended a 22-day offensive in the Gaza Strip.

Hamas militants have threatened they would avenge the Israeli incursion with attacks on Israelis.

"It seems we are talking about a terrorist attack," police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said.

Rosenfeld said gunfire was aimed at a couple driving between two settlements near the West Bank city of Ramallah after dark, wounding the driver.

There were no immediate claims of responsibility from Palestinian groups for the shooting. (Writing by Allyn Fisher-Ilan; Editing by Michael Roddy)

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