Spain’s Sanchez says Russia, Israel spread disinformation on Ceuta crisis

Sanchez cites research EU’s foreign service, which had found that Russia ⁠and ⁠Israel spread and amplified disinformation during the crisis.Published On 31 Aug 202631 Aug 2026Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has accused Israel and Russia of spreading and amplifying disinformation related to the mass influx of migrants to Ceuta last month, citing research by the European External Action Service (EEAS), the European Union’s foreign service.“After July 30 and 31, rumours and disinformation spread on social networks linked to Russia and Israel, and to an ultra-right international that always uses migration to attack both Spain and Europe and divide it,” Sanchez told Spain’s Cadena Ser radio on Monday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Spanish police evict hundreds of migrants from Ceuta beach to shelterslist 2 of 4Spain requests emergency funding from the EU over Ceuta migrantslist 3 of 4Anti-migrant protesters burn tents in Ceuta and block Red Cross aidlist 4 of 4Spain asks EU for help to process 5,000 Ceuta migrants amid local unrestend of listSanchez said it ⁠was “evident” that the ⁠two countries had used the crisis to criticise ⁠the Spanish government, as ⁠they were ...