Nepal, Sept. 27 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the UN General Assembly that Israel would never accept the creation of a Palestinian state, a stance he said was backed by most Israelis, the BBC reported.

He dismissed a UN commission's conclusion accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza, calling it "baseless." The BBC stated that he also rejected claims by UN agencies that Israel is intentionally blocking aid to Gaza, despite a UN-backed body confirming famine in Gaza City last month.

Before the speech, Netanyahu's office ordered trucks fitted with loudspeakers to broadcast his remarks live across Gaza. He claimed Israeli intelligence had hacked phones inside the territory to stream his speech directly, though BBC contacts i...