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World📡 New York TimesBy Pranav BaskarJul 31, 2026👁 0 views

What to Know About Ceuta

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What to Know About Ceuta

The peninsula on Morocco’s northern coast that Spain has governed for centuries has been a frequent site of mass migrant crossings and political tensions.

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People gathered on the Morocco-Spain border near Ceuta and the Moroccan town of Fnideq on Thursday.Credit...Abdelmajid Bziouat/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

By Pranav Baskar and Isabella Kwai

July 30, 2026Leer en español

Tens of thousands of migrants in recent days have crossed onto a tiny peninsula on Morocco’s coast governed by Spain, aggravating tensions over a border that has long troubled the relationship between the two governments.

At least 60 people have died trying to enter Ceuta in recent days, a government spokesperson there said, and by Friday afternoon, the vast majority of those who came had returned to Morocco.

The peninsula, Ceuta, is one of only two cities on the African mainland that are officially part of Europe. Thousands of migrants over the years have scaled a 20-foot-high border fence into Ceuta or entered the territory by sea in mass crossing episodes.

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But so many migrants made the passage on Thursday that it prompted Spain to mobilize its military and ignited backlash from the country’s right-wing opposition. That faction has accused the government of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of being lax on border control.

Here’s what to know about the surge.

Here’s what you need to know:

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