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- Morocco's interior ministry reported 11 deaths and about 40,000 attempted crossings into Ceuta, plus 1,135 attempts into Melilla.
- Spokesman Rachid El Khalfi blamed platforms, misleading information, trafficking networks and a July 8 Supreme Court ruling for the surge.
- Spanish officials said at least 72 migrants died and most who entered Ceuta were sent back.
- Spain will fence Ceuta while Italy's Giorgia Meloni and France's Laurent Nunez urge tougher EU border rules.
