An international conference wrapped up in Morocco on Sunday, calling for suing Israeli civil and military officials for "war crimes and crimes against humanity" during Israel's war against the Gaza Strip last month.

The two-day conference, convened by the Rabat-based Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization under the theme of "Israel: War Crimes and Genocide", urged to prepare a "complete file" on the Israeli war crimes to lodge a complaint before international bodies.

"Israel is fully responsible for the mass destruction, by its forces, of education, science, culture and public service buildings, houses, hospitals, prayer places, and UN institutions" in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, said the Rabat Declaration adopted by the conference late Sunday.

The document also called for setting up a 12-member working group of international lawyers, representatives of international human rights groups and physicians witnessing the Israeli crimes to prepare a file to be presented to the International Court of Justice for an "advisory opinion."

Participants said they will submit the Rabat Declaration to the follow-up meeting in Geneva, Switzerland on April 25-27.

Israel's three-week offensive against the Gaza Strip ended on January 18, leaving over 1,400 people killed and more than 5,500 injured.

(Xinhua News Agency February 17, 2009)