Ceuta

Other footage shows masked men burning Moroccan flags and portraits of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Morocco’s King Mohammed VI

The Spanish authorities believe that it was not a spontaneous movement, but a planned and organized operation aimed at overwhelming the Spanish border posts.

He placed the alleged campaign in the context of Madrid’s diplomatic tensions with Moscow over the war in Ukraine and with Israel over the conflict in the Middle East

Morocco denied easing its border controls ahead of last week's mass crossings, saying it continues to maintain approximately 24,000 security personnel along its northern coastline

A sudden rush of migrants into Ceuta has once again turned one of Europe’s most unusual borders into the frontline of a centuries-old dispute between Morocco and Spain

The crisis has triggered a diplomatic rift across Europe, with Italy imposing border controls on Spain and conspiracy theories blaming Israel circulating widely

Oscar-winning actor amplifies baseless claim that Israel sought to destabilize Spain as some 50,000 Moroccans stormed into Ceuta

Italy imposes month-long controls as Finland says countries that fail to protect Europe’s external borders cannot remain in free-travel zone

'We are establishing the basis for the type of relations between Spain and Morocco for the present and the future… based on mutual trust'

'It's a very severe ruling – we had expected the sentences to be reduced'

Spanish enclaves Melilla and Ceuta are magnets for mostly sub-Saharan migrants trying to get into Europe

'Spanish authorities have always backed Morocco in recent years, but discreetly'

Spanish Defense Minister: ‘whether you're talking international law or humanitarian law… it's unacceptable’