Daniel Estrin

The U.S.

wants the international stabilization force to incorporate new Palestinian police officers as they're trained.

The European Union plans to train them.

A European official speaking on condition of anonymity told NPR most Palestinian police would likely begin training by April at the earliest.

Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv.

The U.S.

military's central command is gathering representatives from more than 25 countries in Qatar to plan the command structure and to discuss generating forces for the international stabilization force for Gaza, according to a U.S.

official who spoke to NPR on condition of anonymity.

The U.S.

wants international troops in Gaza by early next year.

Israel and the U.S.

want the force to support the disarming of Hamas in Gaza.

Muslim countries are being considered, but none have committed troops, and there are disagreements about their mandate.

Countries are not expected at this conference to be committing forces, and the U.S.

has not disclosed who is attending.

Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv.

Israel's National Security Council is warning of copycat attacks and is calling on Israelis globally not to attend Jewish gatherings without security guards present.

Israel's Mossad intelligence agency is helping investigate the Australia attack.

That's according to a person briefed on the matter who spoke to NPR on condition of anonymity.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday blamed Australia's prime minister.