Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem May 21, 2017. (AFP PHOTO)

JERUSALEM, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that he would discuss ways to advance peace with U.S. President Donald Trump on the president's first visit to Israel on Monday.

"I will discuss with President Trump ways to strengthen even further the first and strongest alliance with the U.S.," Netanyahu told his weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem.

"We will strengthen security ties, which are strengthening daily, and we will also discuss ways to advance peace," he added.

Trump, his wife Melania, and a 900-person delegation, including senior administration officials, business executives and security personnel, will arrive Monday for a two-day visit to Israel and the Palestinian West Bank.

Trump will meet Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and Netanyahu on Monday before traveling to Bethlehem to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

The meetings will focus on the U.S. efforts to revive the long-stalled peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians. The last round of talks reached an impasse on April 2014, mainly over Israel's refusal to halt the construction in the West Bank settlements.

On Tuesday, Trump is scheduled to give a speech at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem to conclude his visit, before heading to Europe.

Trump is expected to request Netanyahu and Abbas to make confidence-building steps, Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz reported.

Citing a White House official, the daily reported that Trump will ask the Israelis to curb the expansion of the settlements and call on the Palestinians to halt payment for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails and to stop the "incitement" against Israel.

Trump's first official trip outside the U.S. included a visit to Saudi Arabia, where he signed 350-billion-dollar arms deal.