The United Nations had asked the International Court of Justice for an advisory opinion on Israel’s obligations to facilitate aid under international law.

The U.N.'s top court is hearing arguments about whether Israel has violated international law by blocking starving Palestinians from receiving aid.

South Africa, a staunch critic of Israel, presents its arguments to the United Nation’s International Court of Justice on Tuesday for a second day of hearings about Israel’s legal responsibilities to ensure humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza,