Morocco not to blame for Ceuta border breach, says Spanish PM — SkimNews
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- Pedro Sánchez said no intelligence agency has raised doubts over Moroccan authorities' involvement in the late-July Ceuta crossing that saw ~70,000 people enter the Spanish enclave, with as many as 141 drowning.
- Criminal gangs spread disinformation about a Spanish supreme court ruling to incite the surge, per the PM, who also accused social media accounts "associated with Russia, Israel and the international far right" of pumping out fake news.
- Israel's foreign minister Gideon Sa'ar called the accusation a "brazen lie," saying it won't distract from "Sánchez's disgraceful failure to manage his country's affairs."
- The Kremlin rejected allegations of Russian involvement in the Ceuta migration crisis, per the RBC daily.
- At least 5,000 people, including 1,200 minors, remain on Ceuta's streets weeks after the surge; four Moroccan migrants were arrested Saturday for throwing stones at Spanish soldiers.
- Vox leader Santiago Abascal called the events "an invasion and an act of war promoted by Morocco," while PP's Alberto Núñez Feijóo accused the government of failing to protect Ceuta residents.
Why it matters: Sánchez publicly attacked Israel and Russia's information operations to defend Morocco, a cooperation partner he says Ceuta's resolution depends on. But with 5,000 migrants (1,200 minors) still sleeping rough and opposition leaders branding the events 'an invasion,' that diplomatic trade-off now carries a domestic cost.
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