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Spain intercepts Moroccan vessels off Ceuta after migrant crisis

By Drooid · Oct 13, 2026, 6:45 AM UTC · How we work

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Spanish frigate intercepted Moroccan naval vessels and forced them out of Spanish waters off Ceuta.
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called the incursion isolated and emphasized maintaining relations with Morocco.
King Mohammed VI said Spain’s migration-cooperation model had reached its limits, calling court decisions “obsolete”.
Over 72,000 migrants crossed from Morocco into Ceuta at July’s end, sparking a humanitarian and diplomatic crisis.

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Spanish frigate intercepted Moroccan naval vessels and forced them out of Spanish waters off Ceuta.
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called the incursion isolated and emphasized maintaining relations with Morocco.
King Mohammed VI said Spain’s migration-cooperation model had reached its limits, calling court decisions “obsolete”.
Over 72,000 migrants crossed from Morocco into Ceuta at July’s end, sparking a humanitarian and diplomatic crisis.