Morocco not to blame for Ceuta border breach, says Spanish PM

Pedro Sánchez says two countries are cooperating after mass incursion by 70,000 people into north African enclave

Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has insisted there was no evidence to suggest the Moroccan government was behind last month’s https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/31/ceuta-spain-morocco-border-deaths">massive border crossing into Ceuta.

As many as https://elpais.com/espana/2026-08-07/las-ong-de-marruecos-elevan-a-141-la-cifra-de-muertos-a-ambos-lados-de-la-frontera-de-ceuta.html">141 people are thought to have died trying to enter the Spanish enclave at the end of July.

The influx of about 70,000 men, women and children unleashed a political crisis, a humanitarian emergency and https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/12/ceuta-showed-just-how-easy-it-is-to-divide-europe">reignited tensions over immigration within the EU.