By Andrea Shalal and Alexander Cornwell WASHINGTON/TEL AVIV (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is due to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday, while Israeli officials hold indirect talks with Hamas aimed at reaching a U.

President Donald Trump is scheduled on Monday to welcome Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to the White House for a state dinner.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump have no public appearances scheduled for today.Even Netanyahu’s arrival at the White House at 6:30 p.m. local time (1:30 a.m. Israel time) will be closed to press,