Israel legal team, with Yaron Wax, rear center, and Malcolm Shaw, rear left, and South Africa's legal team, front right, wait for judges to enter the International Court of Justice, or World Court, in The Hague, Netherlands, Friday, May 24, 2024, where the top United Nations court was to rule on an urgent plea by South Africa for judges to order Israel to halt its military operations in Gaza and withdraw from the enclave. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)