At least 27 Palestinians have been killed in fresh Israeli attacks on the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, the territory’s Hamas-controlled Health Ministry said on Monday. Authorities said 20 people in residential buildings in the border town were killed in various attacks during the night. Seven members of a family in Rafah were also reportedly killed in shelling on Monday morning. The information could not be independently verified. An Israeli army spokesman said he could not comment without the exact coordinates of the incidents. Israel has said it will launch an offensive in Rafah…