Netanyahu planning to visit White House next week: Report

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is planning to travel to Washington DC next week for a meeting at the White House with Presidebt Donald Trump, Axios reported on Monday.

If the visit goes ahead, Netanyahu will be the first world leader to meet Trump at the White House. An unnamed source told Axios the visit was a "gesture" from Trump to Netanyahu for agreeing to the Gaza ceasefire. 

The Trump administration lobbied hard to extend the Lebanon ceasefire, the report said. 

Trump's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, also intervened with Qatar to manage a standoff between Hamas and Israel over the release of a female Israeli hostage, the report said. 

Netanyahu's White House visit will depend on his health, following prostate surgery, according to Axios.