By Jeff Mason, Andrea Shalal, Matt Spetalnick and Alexander Cornwell WASHINGTON/TEL AVIV (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump, hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Monday,

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Washington Monday to meet U.S. President Donald Trump, who has been pushing for a ceasefire that might lead to an end to the 21-month war in Gaza.

President Trump said at the top of his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he thinks Hamas and Israel "want to have that ceasefire" in Gaza. Why it matters: Trump has been pressuring both Israel and Hamas — through Qatari and Egyptian mediators — to agree to a deal that includes a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza and the release of 10 living hostages and 18 bodies.