Spanish prime minister points finger at Israel, Russia disinformation over Ceuta migrant crisis

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday accused Israel and Russia of spreading disinformation about Spain’s approach to migration, fueling this summer’s migrant crisis at the border of Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. “After July 30 and 31, rumors and disinformation spread on social networks linked to R

Spain's socialist leader absolves Morocco of any involvement in Ceuta crisis that saw 80,000 migrants invade exclave  GB News

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said there were signs Russia and Israel had spread the disinformation over Spain's migration policy that triggered last month's rush of migrants into Ceuta, but no evidence of Moroccan ​involvement. Both Israel and Russia have denied their involvement. Over 72,000 migrants ‌irregula

The decision to extend the suspension "was taken ... due to the persistence of the factors that had led to the reintroduction of the measures on Aug. 1," Italy's interior ministry said in a statement.

The investigation into what caused the migration crisis in Ceuta is still underway, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Cadena Ser radio, but social media has already been flooded with fake news and disinformation.

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said there were signs ⁠Russia and Israel had spread the disinformation that triggered the rush of migrants into Ceuta.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday there were signs Russia and Israel had spread the disinformation over Spain’s migration policy that triggered last month’s rush of migrants into Ceuta, but no evidence of Moroccan involvement. Over 72,000 migrants irregularly crossed ‌from Morocco into the tiny Spanis

Their continued presence has roiled the Spanish territory in Africa and heaped pressure on Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.

Spanish PM blames Russia, Israel for disinformation in Ceuta migrant crisis  Reuters

Socialist Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday accused Israel and Russia of secretly colluding to spread misinformation about the illegal migrant invasion that swamped the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in July.

Spanish Prime Minister Blames Russia, Israel For Disinformation In Ceuta Migrant Crisis  HuffPost

An illegal migrant has been arrested on suspicion of raping a woman who went for an early-hours dip at a Spanish beach.

MADRID, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday there were signs Russia and Israel had spread the disinformation over Spain's migration policy that triggered last month's rush of migrants into Ceuta, but no evidence of Moroccan involvement. Over 72,000 migrants irregularly crossed from Mo

MADRID, Aug 31 - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday there were signs Russia and Israel had spread the disinformation over Spain's migration policy that triggered last month's rush of migrants into Ceuta, but no evidence of Moroccan involvement.

Spain's Sanchez: Israel amplified disinformation over Ceuta migrant crisis  Haaretz

Sanchez cited EU research which had found that Russia ⁠and ⁠Israel both spread disinformation during the crisis.

Russia and Israel both spread and amplified disinformation related to the mass entry of migrants into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta last month, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday.

By Diana Tung and Seth M. Holmes (*) In August 2026, a deep humanitarian crisis unfolded in Ceuta, a small Spanish enclave situated on Morocco’s northern coast. Around 72,000 people entered from Morocco over the course of two days. More than 100 drowned drowned trying to cross into Spanish territory.

NEWS headlines around the world in late July and early August, were dominated by reports of tens of thousands of people crossing from Morocco into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta in North Africa

Four Moroccan migrants in Spain's enclave of Ceuta were arrested Saturday for throwing stones at a patrol of Spanish soldiers, one of whom fell and injured himself while pursuing the assailants, a police spokesman told AFP.

The initiative gathers around 120 people from Spanish ports to support the city after late-July migration pressures. After days of clashes, no further mobilisation is expected in the autonomous city this weekend.

Spanish protesters and migrants clashed with police and each other in Ceuta, one month after a horde of over 70,000 Moroccan migrants abruptly swarmed the small Spanish enclave. Footage of the mass of migrants storming the territory of just 84,000 people sparked a national crisis, and Madrid’s socialist government has

Spanish prime minister accused of ‘putting on flip-flops’ while illegal border crossings remain unresolved

Clashes broke out between police and protesters in Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta on 27 August, amid growing tensions over the presence of thousands of migrants.

A dangerous Albanian criminal also sawed through bars and clambered down knotted sheets to breach prison walls Police in Spain have arrested a dangerous Albanian criminal nicknamed the “escape wizard”, who has managed to break out of four jails in Italy and Belgium by sawing through bars, clambering down knotted sheets

Spanish police have arrested a fugitive dubbed the “Master of Escapes” after he broke out of prison four times, most recently from a maximum-security facility in Italy, authorities said Wednesday.