July 11 (Reuters) - Britain's new Prime Minister Keir Starmer and U.S. President Joe Biden discussed their ambition for an immediate Gaza ceasefire to get hostages out and to get humanitarian aid in, according to a UK government statement on Thursday.

The two leaders also discussed the situation in Ukraine in a meeting at the White House on Wednesday, the statement added. (Reporting by Maria Ponnezhath in Bengaluru; Editing by Kim Coghill)