Trump invites Israeli PM to meeting

Israel's prime minister has been invited to Donald Trump's White House at the "first opportunity", the Middle East, and staunch US ally, says.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken with newly elected US President Donald Trump by phone and Trump's invited him to a meeting "at the first opportunity", Netanyahu's office says.

The conversation was "hearty and warm" and regional issues were discussed, the office said, adding: "The Prime Minister congratulated Trump on his electoral win and told him that the United States has no better ally than Israel".