The number of people killed in Gaza in the war has risen to 27,947, according to the regional health authorities after 107 Palestinians died in Israeli attacks and fighting during the past day. A total of 67,460 people have been injured, after 142 suffered injuries during the past 24 hours, the Hamas-controlled authority said on Friday. While the figures could not be independently verified, they are viewed as credible. Israel is trying to eliminate the leadership of Hamas, and is pounding Gaza with massive airstrikes and a ground offensive in retaliation for massacres by fighters from Hamas an…