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Ceuta mass migrant crossing handling 'responsibility of all EU,' Spanish king says

72,000 migrants, most from Morocco, crossed the border into Ceuta on July 30, prompting Italy to suspend the EU's border-free Schengen arrangements with Spain for one month.

Spain's King Felipe VI attends Congress for the swearing-in ceremony of Peru's President-elect Keiko Fujimori, in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, July 28, 2026.
Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri.

Morocco's king appoints first female prime minister following election

Demonstrators lift flags of Palestine and placards during a march calling for an end to war in the Gaza Strip and protesting the normalization of relations between Morocco and Israel, on Mohammed V avenue in Rabat on October 5, 2025; illustrative.

Morocco-Israel ties deepen as protesters demand ‘no ambassador, no embassy’

The Ambassadors' Club of Israel honored for promoting civilian cooperation

Organizations, individuals honored for promoting principles of Abraham Accords


Exotic Moroccan destination returns to Israeli aviation map

Arkia launched direct flights to Marrakech after three years. Prime Minister Netanyahu and officials attended the flight, starting twice-weekly service to Morocco.

The Prime Minister and the Minister of Transport arrived for the inaugural flight.

Female migrants in Spain's Ceuta face constant threat of sexual violence

Camped outside, the women are sleeping in the open air along with hundreds of other Moroccan, sub-Saharan and South Asian migrants.

Migrants are seen in an improvised shanty camp in El Trampolin Beach on August 14, 2026 in Ceuta, Spain. Fears of a second surge of migrant crossings into the Spanish North African exclave of Ceuta have intensified following anonymous social media calls claiming that the border will open.

Morocco arrests 111 as migrants attempt to reach Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta

Morocco arrested at least 111 people attempting to reach Ceuta as authorities tightened security following online calls for another mass migrant crossing.

 Fears Of Second Surge In Migrant Crossings Into Ceuta Driven By False Social Media Posts: Heavy control in the border between Spain and Morocco on August 15, 2026 in Ceuta, Spain.

Spain boosts security in Ceuta as calls appear online for another mass border rush

One witness said the schools in Fnideq had been turned into dormitories for security forces deployed near the border.

Migrants carry a fellow migrant, who they say was injured when the Spanish police and military tried to contain the migrants to an area of a beach, following mass crossings of migrants on foot and by sea from Morocco into Spanish territory, in Ceuta, Spain, August 2, 2026.

American defense start-up launches new Anthem cruise missile in Morocco military test

The test marked the operational launch of the new Africa Multidomain Training and Experimentation Center (AMTEC), established amid close cooperation between Washington and Rabat.

US and Morocco defense industry partners prepare a cruise missile for a live-fire demonstration at the Africa Multidomain Training and Experimentation Center, August 5, 2026.

Israel must ‘trust, but verify’ while expanding regional relations, Middle East expert warns

A Middle East expert gave The Jerusalem Post an optimistic assessment of Israel's diplomatic prospects.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen Eyal Zamir meets with soldiers in southern Lebanon, July 4, 2026.

Meta, TikTok agree to fact-check content on Spanish border crossings after Ceuta rush

The purpose is to prevent criminal networks from enticing potential migrants to attempt to cross with false information, which has led to tragic deaths, EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen said.

Migrants wait in line to receive food and beverage from the Red Cross, following mass crossings of migrants on foot and by sea from Morocco into Spanish territory, in Ceuta, Spain, August 3, 2026.

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.

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.

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.

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 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. 

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.