Spanish government minister blames Israel for Ceuta ‘surge’

Spanish Transport Minister Óscar Puente has suggested Israel is behind the ‘immigration crisis’ in Spain’s Ceuta enclave in Morocco. The Moroccan government is widely considered a US client state and is heavily dependent on Israeli weapons supply. Israel and the US have been accused of coordinating the Ceuta crisis, in

Spanish minister clashes with Israeli diplomat over migrants entering Ceuta Imran Mulla on Sat, 08/01/2026 - 12:40 Some 60,000 people crossed into Ceuta from Morocco this week, including around 8,000 children A Spanish soldier escorts a group of migrants on their way back towards the Moroc

Most of the migrants had returned by Saturday back to Morocco after tens of thousands crossed over the border, most by swimming around the small frontier post that juts into the Mediterranean Sea

Spanish Transport Minister Óscar Puente fueled online claims blaming Israel for Spain's migrant crisis in the North African enclave of Ceuta on Friday after Israeli U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon criticized Madrid's handling of the border emergency, escalating an already tense diplomatic dispute between Jerusalem and Spai

SPAIN’s Prime Minister has condemned an “attack on Spain's territorial integrity” as questions around the potential involvement of the US and Israel continue to mount.

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