Israeli NBA star Omri Casspi announced today that he will land in Israel this upcoming Thursday, along with Iman Shumpert, Shawn Marion, Rudy Gay and Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) star George St Pierre.

It is the second consecutive year that Casspi will bring NBA players to Israel.

IDF forces arrested 27 Palestinians in raids across Judea and Samaria, including 21 suspected of terror related offenses. The suspects were residents of Tekoa, Qalqilya, Nablus, Dheisheh, Sair, Khirbet and Tzurif. All suspects were taken in for questioning by security forces.

The IDF arrested 10 Palestinians in Dura Monday morning, including family members of Rabbi Micki Mark’s killer.

IDF forces also seized three underground weapons manufacturing workshops in the Palestinian city of Qalqilya, in conjunction with the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) and the Israel Police.

All suspects were taken in for questioning.

Beer Sheva (TPS) – Following a security alert about an intention to carry out a terror attack in the Negev region in southern Israel, security forces stopped a suspicious vehicle headed for Be’er Sheva.

During the security check, the vehicle’s four passengers attempted to escape but were caught and transferred for questioning. An axe was discovered in their car.

Earlier today, Israeli intelligence bodies issued an alert that a Palestinian terror squad intends to carry out an attack in the south of Israel.

A Palestinian man attempted to carry out a stabbing attack against IDF forces shortly before 3 p.m. and was subsequently shot dead, the IDF has confirmed.

The incident occurred at a roundabout near Huwwara, close to the entrance to the city of Nablus in Samaria. According to the IDF the attacker drove next to IDF soldiers, exited the car and ran towards them with a knife in his hand. The troops responded by shooting the assailant, who died from the gunshots. No Israeli soldiers were hurt.

All roads in the area were blocked following the attempted attack.

The Palestinian Health Ministry reportedly identified the attacker as 31-year-old Rami Awartani.