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Ceuta is not just Europe’s migration crisis; it is Africa’s wake-up call - opinion

A young population is only an advantage if young people believe they have a future where they are.

AUGUST 9, 2026|ByNACIMA CARINO

Migrants, some of them minors, queue to receive food staples from local NGO Media Luna Blanca in an industrial area where they are sleeping amid recent mass crossings by migrants on foot and by sea from Morocco into the Spanish territory, Migrants, some of them minorsin Ceuta, Spain, August 6, 2026.

Spanish national police officers check the documents of travellers arriving from Italy, after Spain's government said it would establish border controls for flights and ships from Italy, from midnight on Saturday until September 7, in a dispute over irregular migration, at Madrid-Barajas Airport

Spain checks 200 Italian arrivals as countries clash over Moroccan migrant crisis at Ceuta border

Spain's Interior Ministry carried out checks on a total of 199 people on 12 flights from Italy to airports in Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Bilbao, Alicante and Valencia, it said late on Saturday.

AUGUST 9, 2026|ByREUTERS

Spain hopes to transfer migrant minors to mainland within weeks

Youth Minister Rego said the profile of child migrants had changed in the past five years since the last major border rush on Ceuta in 2021, when 8,000 people crossed the border.

AUGUST 7, 2026|ByREUTERS

RABBI AARON PERETZ reviews the security fence on the border between Melilla and Morocco, accompanied by agents of the Civil Guard, last July.

Ceuta and Melilla: Europe's most fortified border also serves as a Jewish religious boundary

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: Spain’s Ceuta and Melilla have become the center of a migration crisis, reviving geopolitical tensions while highlighting a crossroads of Jewish history and culture.

AUGUST 7, 2026|ByELIAS LEVY BENARROCH

Morocco confirms online disinformation campaign behind mass Ceuta border rush

A new investigation traced a weeks-long online campaign across TikTok, WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram that allegedly helped mobilize thousands toward Ceuta.

AUGUST 3, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER

Moroccan security forces clash with migrants attempting to cross into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta near the town of Fnideq, on the Morocco-Spain border, on July 31, 2026.

Exiled Palestinian official walks back Jared Kushner ceasefire claim as Israeli strikes hit Gaza

"Mr. Jared Kushner confirmed to us that he had agreed with the Israeli side to halt the attacks on Gaza beginning tomorrow morning," Mohammad Dahlan wrote before removing the claims.

AUGUST 3, 2026ByWASEEM ABU MAHADI/THE MEDIA LINE

Palestinian militant group Hamas fighters secure an area before handing over two Israeli hostages to a Red Cross team in Khan Yunis.

Migration wave from Morocco to Spain signals beginning of much larger crisis, expert warns

Beyond the local political complexities in the Maghreb, Cymerman believes the refugee crisis is only set to intensify.

AUGUST 3, 2026By103FM

Migrants stand on a beach in Ceuta, following mass crossings of migrants on foot and by sea from Morocco into Spanish territory, in Ceuta, Spain, August 2, 2026.

Ceuta: The border where Spain, Morocco, Israel, and the United States converge - opinion

When a state perceives shifts in the regional balance of power, borders often become the first arena through which strategic messages are conveyed.

AUGUST 2, 2026ByNICOLE MISCHEL MORELY

MIGRANTS HEAD back to Morocco after crossing into Ceuta by sea amid mass crossings of migrants on foot and by sea from Morocco into Spanish territory, in Ceuta, in 2026.

Death toll from migrant rush into Ceuta rises to 72, 1,000 more being treated by health services

The Spanish government representative in Ceuta, Miguel Angel Perez, told reporters that, in addition to the fatalities, more than 1,000 people had been treated by health services since Thursday.

AUGUST 2, 2026ByREUTERS

Migrants walk next to a USECIC Guardia Civil member after swimming through Spain's Ceuta border from the Moroccan side to reach the border fence, in Ceuta, Spain, July 30, 2026, in this screen grab obtained from a video

Spain installs floating barrier in Ceuta after calm night following border rush

According to Spanish authorities, about 50,000 people had crossed into Ceuta by land and sea from Morocco in an unprecedented surge at one of the European Union's only land borders with Africa.

AUGUST 1, 2026ByREUTERS

Spanish military personal patrol as migrants try to cross the border barrier with Morocco to enter Spain's north Africa's Ceuta enclave on July 31, 2026.

Tel Aviv's Animix festival combines political satire, cartoons with tributes, memorials, lectures

Alongside tributes and lectures, five-day event packs in live performances, gaming, and comics fair.

AUGUST 1, 2026ByHANNAH BROWN

CARTOON ANIMALS by lifetime achievement award winner Dovi Keich.

Spain says migrants are returning from Ceuta after 57 die in border rush

Spain's Interior Ministry said around 50,000 people had crossed the border from Morocco to Ceuta since Thursday morning, and estimated that 48,300 had returned by 6 p.m. on Friday.

AUGUST 1, 2026ByREUTERS

Migrants breach border from Morocco into Spain’s Ceuta enclave in mass crossing

Thousands of migrants entered Ceuta by sea and through a breached fence, prompting emergency calls as local businesses shut amid fears of unrest.

JULY 30, 2026ByREUTERS, IDAN KWELLER

Israel's approval of ISF deployment in Gaza marks key step in reconstuction efforts - analysis

Israel's approval of an international stabilization force marks what supporters describe as a significant step toward rebuilding Gaza and replacing Hamas's rule.

JULY 27, 2026BySETH J. FRANTZMAN