Approximately 740 Palestinians, including 384 children, were made homeless during the first six months of 2016 after the Israeli military tore down their housing structures in the occupied West Bank, according to new figures.

In a report published on Wednesday, Israeli human rights organisation B'Tselem said 168 Palestinian homes were demolished across Area C between January 1 and June 30 - more than in all of 2015.

The figures do not count multiple demolitions of the same housing unit.

Area C, which comprises 60 percent of the West Bank and is home to approximately 300,000 Palestinians, is under full Israeli military, security and administrative control.

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