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“"After July 30 and 31, there was a spread of rumours and disinformation, from social networks linked both to Russia and to Israel, and to an ultra-right international that always uses migration not only to attack Spain, but also to attack Europe and divide it," Sanchez told Cadena Ser radio.”
“Sanchez said research by the EU's diplomatic service, EEAS, had indicated that Russian and Israeli networks had been behind the spread of disinformation in conjunction with far-right networks.”
“but gave no further details on the evidence he had of their involvement. Israel's Foreign Ministry, Russia's Embassy in Spain and the EEAS did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment.”
“Sánchez, speaking to host Aimar Bretos on Cadena SER’s “Hoy por Hoy,” said the causes of the crisis remain under investigation but blamed “rumors and disinformation” spread through social media accounts “linked both to Russia and to Israel, and to an international far-right” movement”
““In an interview with Cadena SER today, he lied again, astonishingly accusing Israel of disseminating misleading information regarding the events in Ceuta,” Sa’ar wrote”
“This is a brazen lie. Continuing to spread defamatory lies will not distract from Sánchez’s disgraceful failure to manage his country’s affairs.”
“Sánchez said Spanish security and intelligence agencies had found no evidence that Morocco was directly responsible for triggering the crisis.”
“He alleged that the campaign relied partly on a distorted interpretation of a Supreme Court ruling concerning migrants who cross the border by swimming.”
“On 8 July 2026, Spain’s Supreme Court had ruled that a Spanish procedure for immediately returning unauthorised migrants only applies if the migrants have breached a physical border, and not if they have arrived by sea (including by swimming).”
“At the end of July 2026, over 70,000 migrants crossed into the Spanish North African territory of Ceuta from Morocco without authorisation.”
“He blamed the incident on criminal trafficking gangs exploiting an interpretation of a recent Supreme Court ruling in Spain.”
“The Spanish government and Moroccan authorities have attributed the surge to rumours circulating on social media that falsely claimed a recent Supreme Court ruling prevented the immediate return of migrants, as well as to the activities of people-smuggling networks.”
“However, the causes of the surge remain disputed. Spanish officials including Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said human trafficking networks encouraged the crossings, by misrepresenting a recent Supreme Court ruling on migrant returns.”
“However, the legal decision was extremely narrow.”
““We have observed the presence of information and manipulation channels, Russian ones in particular, that have been urging action on various online platforms starting on 30 July,” said the European Commission spokesperson, Guillaume Mercier”
“content has been circulating that spreads disinformation about the alleged reception that the Spanish Government is supposedly offering to these people”
“The Government of Spain , the Government of Morocco , and the European Commissioner for Migration , Magnus Brunner, have identified disinformation as one of the causes that prompted the crossing of thousands of people into the two autonomous cities from Moroccan territory.”
“A wave of disinformation on social media drove the deadly rush of tens of thousands of migrants into Spain's north African territory of Ceuta last week, analysts told AFP.”
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