Journalists took images of South Africa’s legal team, with Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa to the Netherlands, Vusimuzi Madonsela, right, as they waited 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)