Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit the White House next week for talks with President Donald Trump, a US official said Monday, as Washington ramps up the pressure for a ceasefire in Gaza.

The July 7 visit -- Netanyahu's third since Trump returned to power in January -- comes after Trump said that he hoped for a truce in the war-ravaged Palestinian territory within a week.

A Trump administration official confirmed the visit to AFP on condition of anonymity.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said earlier that Netanyahu had "expressed interest" in a meeting with Trump and that both sides were "working on a date.

"This has been a priority for the president since he took office, to end this brutal war in........

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