![]() ![]() Ultimately, if there's going to be some form of a long-term way forward, there's going to have to be some vision of a two-state solution. MCKENZIE: All conflicts have to have some form of a political settlement at the end. What do you make of these outbreaks of violence? delayed shipping some weapons to Israel over concerns that officials are using them to arm settlers in the West Bank. There have also been reports that the U.S. MCCAMMON: Since the start of the war, there have been more reported attacks, though, from Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank, with at least eight being gunned down by settler militias, according to the United Nations. So I think if - when the Israelis operate in there, they're actually going after elements that are attempting to strike against them in the West Bank. And so I think they are not interested in further turmoil in the West Bank. KENNETH MCKENZIE: Well, I think one of the fundamental concepts of the Israeli approach to the war in Gaza is to prevent it from widening. What are you seeing unfold in the West Bank in terms of a military strategy there? Israel says its forces have been responding to terrorist attacks. ![]() Palestinians say Israeli actions in the West Bank amount to collective punishment and that they had nothing to do with the Hamas attack on October 7. I started by asking him about the military strategy at play. So why has Israel been launching attacks on the West Bank in recent weeks? And what is Israel's strategy behind the curfews, drone strikes and deadly raids there? I spoke to retired General Kenneth "Frank" McKenzie, former head of U.S. The area is controlled by Palestinians, are ruled by the Palestinian Authority. ![]() ![]() Almost 58 miles away, the West Bank is partially controlled by the Israeli military. But Gaza isn't the only Palestinian front in this war. It started when Hamas launched a deadly attack in southern Israel on October 7 and kidnapped more than 240 people. I know the people down here appreciate us having an office here.The past couple of days of cease-fire and prisoner exchanges have been a reprieve from seven weeks of fighting between Israel and Hamas. I know who their mom is and who their brothers and sisters are and their family situation. She told Patane, "Down here, I know them. Peggy Williams, branch manager of Peoples Bank in Lacona, Iowa, said she knows all her customers in the town of 350 by name. Despite the conveniences of technology and being able to bank from anywhere, small banks offer a familiarity that larger banks and technology can't compete with. With fewer customers, rural banks are cutting employees and hours, Patane writes. The efforts I put into compliance now used to go out into helping the community." "While the regulations were targeted at bigger banks, community banks face the same requirements, imposing more costs, they've said." Jeffrey Young, CEO of Iowa Trust & Savings Bank in Centerville, told Patane, "The regulation is just horrendous for small banks. "Iowa bankers have often said regulations imposed by the federal government after the financial crisis impose a harsh burden," Patane writes. (Register photo by Zach Boyden-Holmes: The Community Bank in Lucas, Iowa, opened in 1883. One reason is technology, which allows customers, especially younger, more technological savvy ones, to conduct most of their banking business off-site. The state hasn't seen a new bank start since 2006, Matthew Patane reports for The Des Moines Register. In Iowa between 20, the number of bank charters dropped from 360 to 311 and the number of branches dropped from 1,621 to 1,577. The migration from rural to urban areas is decreasing rural populations and forcing the closure of banks that have been linchpins of small communities for more than a century. ![]()
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