Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu has nominated Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize as efforts to secure a peace deal in Gaza rumble on. The Israeli Prime Minister handed Trump a letter, which he said he had used to nominate the President for the Nobel Peace Prize.

US President Donald Trump has said he thinks talks to end the war in Gaza have been "going along very well", as he hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington DC.Trump also expressed confidence that Hamas was willing to end the 21-month conflict.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington this week did not result in a ceasefire deal for the Gaza war, despite U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts.