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Spain Declares Ceuta Emergency as 49,000 Migrants Arrive; Israel Criticizes

7/31/2026

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Israel's UN ambassador Danny Danon accused Spain of hypocrisy after Madrid declared a state of emergency in Ceuta.
Spain responded by deploying military platoons, naval and air assets, and diving teams to Ceuta on Thursday.
The Interior Ministry said 49,000 migrants entered Ceuta in under 24 hours, one of Europe’s largest single-day border crossings.
Ceuta’s president Juan Jesús Vivas called the situation a humanitarian emergency.

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Israel's UN ambassador Danny Danon accused Spain of hypocrisy after Madrid declared a state of emergency in Ceuta.
Spain responded by deploying military platoons, naval and air assets, and diving teams to Ceuta on Thursday.
The Interior Ministry said 49,000 migrants entered Ceuta in under 24 hours, one of Europe’s largest single-day border crossings.
Ceuta’s president Juan Jesús Vivas called the situation a humanitarian emergency.