US officials warned Israel that US naval forces deployed in the region cannot stay there and protect Israel “forever”, the Israeli Channel 13 reported on Friday. The comments came amid continued fears of escalations between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. According to Channel 13, a message was sent to Israel informing them that tensions with Hezbollah and Iran need to be reduced at some stage as “the [US] aircraft carriers will not be able to stay in the area forever.” Fears of a full-scale war surged following Israel’s assassination of Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr, and the killing of Hamas…