Spain’s PM says no evidence Morocco planned Ceuta border rush

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez addresses police report suggesting July border surge was planned to overwhelm border controls.Published On 3 Sep 20263 Sep 2026Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says Madrid has found no evidence that Morocco orchestrated a surge of 70,000 people who crossed into its North African enclave of Ceuta a month ago.Speaking in parliament on Thursday, Sanchez responded to claims in a police report that emerged this week and suggested the border rush into Ceuta in late July was planned to overwhelm border controls.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Migrant women face sexual assault in Ceutalist 2 of 3Spain’s Sanchez says Russia, Israel spread disinformation on Ceuta crisislist 3 of 3Tens of thousands rally across Spain over Ceuta migrant crisisend of list“I can assure you that no institution – not the diplomatic service nor the European Commission nor any international body – has provided the Spanish government with any solid evidence that Morocco planned or carried out the incident. None whatsoever,” Sanchez said.However, he said Moroccan police did allow crossings to occur during a 10-hour peak period on ‌July 30. Spanish authorities had yet to d...