🔴 Spain deploys military as hundreds cross into Ceuta from Morocco

Spain will deploy military forces to secure its border with Morocco in Ceuta after thousands of migrants entered the small Spanish enclave. The move follows a request from local authorities for reinforcements as a mounting border crisis culminated on Thursday, when large groups breached the border fence. Hundreds of migrants entered Ceuta from Morocco on Thursday, joining the 1,500 who had done so in recent days – creating a "humanitarian emergency" that left one person dead, according to city authorities. "Nine bodies have been recovered," a Spanish government spokeswoman said Thursday. Many of those who tried to reach the Spanish exclave did so by swimming around the border fence. In a statement Thursday evening, Spain's government said it would send the Armed Forces to help the Civil Gu