曾于2023年10月后担任美国驻以色列大使的杰克·卢（Jack Lew）表示，在哈马斯发动袭击后，他难以说服以色列同行将以裔美国人质的安全放在首位。
Jack Lew, who served as US ambassador to Israel after October 2023, said he struggled to persuade his Israeli counterparts to prioritize the safety of Israeli-American hostages following Hamas' attack.
据《国土报》报道，卢在周三哥伦比亚大学的一次活动中称，对于美国外交官而言，没有比关心美国人更重要的义务了。
"There was no obligation that was greater for an American diplomat than worrying about Americans," Lew said at a Columbia University event on Wednesday, according to Israeli newspaper Haaretz.
他指出，虽然人质问题是他最关心的议题，但在他接触的以色列政府官员眼中，这并非首要关切。
"While the issue of the hostages was right at the top of my concerns, it was nowhere near the top of the concerns of the interlocutors I had in the government," he added.
卢认为，以色列政府利用了时任美国总统拜登在战争期间对以色列的支持。
Lew said the Israeli government took advantage of then-US President Joe Biden’s support for Israel during the ensuing war.
他指出，华盛顿影响以色列在加沙军事行动的能力有限，因为以色列官员深知拜登不愿大幅削减美国援助。
He argued that Washington’s ability to influence Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza was limited because Israeli officials knew Biden was reluctant to significantly curtail US assistance.
卢表示，除非美国愿意以“不按我们的方式做就自生自灭”作为威胁，否则很难产生预期的影响力。他认为拜登不会抛弃以色列，而这一点被以方利用了。
"Unless you're willing to say, 'Do it our way or we're going to be leaving you on your own,' you didn't have the leverage to make the kind of difference that you would have liked," the former envoy stated. Biden "wasn't going to abandon Israel – there was no credible scenario in which he was going to abandon Israel – and I think that was taken advantage of," he said.
自2023年10月8日以来，以色列对加沙地带进行了持续的空袭、地面进攻和封锁。
Since Oct. 8, 2023, Israel has bombarded the Gaza Strip from the air and land, imposed a siege and mounted a ground offensive after a cross-border attack by the Palestinian group Hamas.
据加沙卫生部门统计，冲突已造成超过7.4万名巴勒斯坦人死亡，逾17.5万人受伤。
Over 74,000 Palestinians have been killed and more than 175,000 others injured in the Israeli onslaught since then, according to Gaza’s health authorities.
尽管自2025年10月10日起生效了停火协议，但以军仍持续发动袭击，在违反停火期间已造成超过1460名巴勒斯坦人死亡，5160多人受伤。
The Israeli army continues its strikes despite a ceasefire that has been in effect since Oct. 10, 2025. More than 1,460 Palestinians were killed and over 5,160 others wounded during the Israeli truce violations.