Officers believe there is just one suspect, considering the time between the occurrences and the proximity of the synagogues to one another.

Some 32 of these surgeries have been performed, sometimes taking up to 30 doctors to complete, according to the UK's NHS.

Three suspects, aged 29, 32 and 45, from Jerusalem and Ma'ale Adumim, allegedly started blackmailing the victim over two years ago for sums of money reaching more than NIS 2 million.

Despite Rabbi Tau's support of a coalition backed by the Ra'am Islamist Party, Religious Zionist Party's position remains unchanged.

A number of flashpoints events and the cancellation of Palestinian elections may lead to even more violence in the West Bank in the coming weeks.

New Foreign Affairs Defense Committee Chairwoman Orna Barbivai wasted no time asserting an oversight role in the national security arena.

The appointments, which will fill vacant cabinet slots, come just ahead of the court-imposed deadline.

“It was a disaster which could have been prevented. Now it is incumbent upon us to evaluate and investigate to prevent another incident like this.”