US President Donald Trump will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Monday for high-stakes talks aimed at pushing an elusive Gaza peace plan over the line.

Trump says a deal to end the nearly two-year war in Gaza, free hostages held by Hamas and disarm the Palestinian militant group is effectively done following talks with Arab and Muslim leaders last week.

He teased a possible breakthrough on Sunday, posting on his Truth Social network: "ALL ARE ON BOARD FOR SOMETHING SPECIAL, FIRST TIME EVER. WE WILL GET IT DONE!!!"

However, Netanyahu has given little reason for optimism in recent days.

He vowed in a defiant UN address on Friday to "finish the job" against Hamas and promised to block a Palestinian state that key Western nations recently recognized.

Netanyahu also appears reluctant to halt a military offensive in Gaza City from which hundreds of thousands of people have fled in recent weeks.

It will be Netanyahu's fourth visit to the White House since Trump returned to power in January, as the US president struggles to end a conflict he said he could solve in days.

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