US President Donald Trump plans to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday in what will be their second White House sit-down since Trump’s return to office, Al Jazeera reports.

The visit, confirmed by a White House official, comes as Israel pounds the Gaza Strip and blocks crucial humanitarian aid from entering.

In a statement, relatives of captives held in Gaza pleaded with Trump to “please use all your power to pressure Netanyahu to end this war and bring our hostages back now”.