Two key border crossings into Gaza are still closed, with no aid entering the enclave, local authorities said, TRT World reports.

The statement by the Gaza-based General Authority for Crossings and Borders came in response to statements from the US State Department on the opening of crossings and entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza.

The statement confirmed that the crossings are still closed and under Israeli control since the Israeli army invaded Rafah, took over the Rafah crossing and closed the Kerem Shalom crossing.

The army claimed earlier to have reopened the Kerem Shalom crossing after closing it on Sunday to deliver aid to Gaza upon a request from US President Joe Biden.

However, the crossings authority denied the Israeli claims.

“Israeli forces are closing the Kerem Shalom crossing, preventing the entry of aid into the Gaza Strip,” its spokesperson, Hisham Adwan, told Anadolu Agency.

Israel closed the Kerem Shalom crossing last Sunday, alleging that Palestinians had fired mortar shells at it, resulting in the deaths of four soldiers and the injury of 11 others.