
Spain Accuses Russia and Israel of Disinformation Over Ceuta Crisis
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez alleged that Russia and Israel orchestrated disinformation campaigns to inflame the recent migrant surge at Ceuta. Israeli officials swiftly rejected the accusations as false, escalating diplomatic tensions between Madrid and Jerusalem.
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Spanish PM blames Russia, Israel for disinformation in Ceuta migrant crisis - Reuters
Spanish PM blames Russia, Israel for disinformation in Ceuta migrant crisis Reuters
Read full article →Spanish Leader Says 5,000 Migrants Are Still in Ceuta, Weeks After Border Surge
Their continued presence has roiled the Spanish territory in Africa and heaped pressure on Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.
By Jason Horowitz and Carlos Barragán
Read full article →Spain’s Sánchez accuses Russia and Israel of inflaming migrant crisis
PM blames foreign social media actors for spreading misinformation as he comes under domestic pressure over his handling of Ceuta influx
Read full article →Spain's Sanchez rules out responsibility of Morocco in migrant surge
Tensions have been high in Ceuta since at least 60,000 people crossed over in July, triggering a Europe-wide migrant alert.
Read full article →Morocco not to blame for Ceuta border breach, says Spanish PM
Pedro Sánchez says two countries are cooperating after mass incursion by 70,000 people into north African enclave Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has insisted there was no evidence to suggest the Moroccan government was behind last month’s massive border crossing into Ceuta. As many as 141 people are thought to have died trying to enter the Spanish enclave at the end of July. The influx of about 70,000 men, women and children unleashed a political crisis, a humanitarian emergency and ...
By Sam Jones in Madrid
Read full article →Spain’s Sanchez says Russia, Israel spread disinformation on Ceuta crisis
Sanchez cited EU research which had found that Russia and Israel both spread disinformation during the crisis.
Read full article →Spain PM blames Russia, Israel for Ceuta migrant crisis’ disinformation
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday there were signs Russia and Israel had spread the disinformation over Spain’s migration policy that triggered last month’s rush of migrants into Ceuta, but no evidence of Moroccan involvement. Over 72,000 migrants irregularly crossed from Morocco into the tiny Spanish territory between July 30 and 31 in an unprecedented surge at one of the European Union’s only two land borders with Africa, prompting alarm across the bloc. At least 100 peop...
By Reuters
Read full article →Spanish PM Sanchez says Israel and Russia spread disinformation on Ceuta migrant crisis
Centre-left Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday alleged that social networks linked to Israel and Russia had spread disinformation about the July migrant crisis in the Spanish exclave of Ceuta. He said the alleged smear campaign, which he maintained had also been magnified by far-right networks, had been driven in part by Madrid's opposition to the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.
By FRANCE 24
Read full article →Spain's Sanchez: Israel amplified disinformation over Ceuta migrant crisis - Haaretz
Spain's Sanchez: Israel amplified disinformation over Ceuta migrant crisis Haaretz
Read full article →Spanish PM blames Russia, Israel for disinformation in Ceuta migrant crisis - The Straits Times
Spanish PM blames Russia, Israel for disinformation in Ceuta migrant crisis The Straits Times
Read full article →Spanish PM says disinformation on Ceuta crisis was spread by Russia, Israel
Russia and Israel both spread and amplified disinformation related to the mass entry of migrants into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta last month, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday.
Read full article →Spain rules out Morocco role in Ceuta migrant surge
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said a rush of migrants to the enclave of Ceuta a month ago was still under investigation, while denouncing "fake information" spread by the "ultra-right".
Read full article →Spanish PM says disinformation on Ceuta crisis was spread by Russia, Israel - The Jakarta Post
Spanish PM says disinformation on Ceuta crisis was spread by Russia, Israel The Jakarta Post
Read full article →Spain’s prime minister blames networks linked to Russia and Israel for spreading fake news about Ceuta migration crisis
The investigation into what caused the migration crisis in Ceuta is still underway, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Cadena Ser radio, but social media has already been flooded with fake news and disinformation.
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