Reporting on the expected Friday ruling, the News24 article cited two sources close to the matter.
“Two well-placed sources close to the matter said they were expecting the 17-member Bench to deliver its ruling on provisional measures that include ordering Israel to stop military actions in Gaza while the case is being determined,” read the article.
In response to the news report, Chrispin Phiri, the spokesperson for South Africa’s justice ministry posted on social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, "We do not have an official communication from the court as to when the judgment will be delivered."
A spokesperson for Israel's foreign ministry said he was not aware and was looking into it.
News24 said a South African government delegation had touched down in The Hague in anticipation of the judgment. Reuters was unable to immediately confirm the arrival.
Earlier this month South Africa asked the ICJ, also known as the World Court, to order an emergency suspension of Israel's devastating military campaign in the Palestinian enclave, accusing it of carrying out a state-led genocide.
Israel dismissed the genocide allegations as "grossly distorted" and said it had a right to defend itself and was targeting Hamas militants, not Palestinians civilians.
In the initial ruling the ICJ will not deal with the main question of whether Israel is committing genocide. The court will look at possible emergency measures, meant as a kind of restraining order.
This will happen while the ICJ looks at the full case, which usually takes years