Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was due to meet US President Barack Obama at the White House Monday afternoon, the first meeting between the two men in more than a year and their first face-to-face encounter since the Iran nuclear deal was reached in July.

Netanyahu arrived in the US capital late Sunday night.

Ahead of his flight, the Israeli premier said he planned to focus on requesting a decade of American aid to Israel.

"My conversation with the president will center on recent events in the Middle East, including in Syria, possible progress with the Palestinians, or at least stabilizing the situation with them, and, of course, strengthening the security of the State of Israel, which the U.S. has always been committed to, while maintaining the State of Israel's comparative advantage in the face of a changing Middle East. ... I believe that this meeting is important in order to clarify the continuation of American aid to Israel in the coming decade. It will be another step toward realizing an understanding in this direction. I will also meet with U.S. Jewish communities at their annual conference, and with many other American public figures."

The prime minister is expected to ask for a significant increase in US military assistance to Israel, especially in light of increasing security threats as a result of Washington’s landmark nuclear pact with Iran.

President Obama is widely expected to ask Netanyahu about steps Israel could take to preserve the possibility of a two-state solution, even if a final-status agreement between Israel and the Palestinians seems currently out of reach.

The Israeli Prime Minister is reportedly planning to present a series of goodwill gestures to the Palestinians that Israel has been preparing ahead of the two leaders’ meeting.

On Tuesday, Netanyahu will address the annual General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America. Opposition leader Isaac Herzog and White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough will also speak at the convention.