come three days after the palestinian authority submitted a bid to join the icc. ian lee has more on israel's response. >> reporter: well it's just highlighting the growing tensions between the israelis and the palestinians. israel extreme liang bring over the palestinians' bid to join the international criminal court. prime minister benjamin netanyahu addressed this at his weekly cabinet minute. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> translator: the palestinian authority has chosen to launch a confrontation with the state of israel and we are not sitting idly by and will not allow this at the hague. the ones who should face justice are the heads of the palestinian authority. our soldiers will continue to dividend the state of israel with determination and might. we will do it with the same determination and the same might. >> reporter: this chris size started last last december when the palestinians tried to push through a resolution at the u.n. security council that would