Police officers control a large group of migrants crowding outside the entrance of the Loma del Colmenar reception center, waiting for admission, in Ceuta on September 1, 2026. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez yesterday ruled out Moroccan responsibility in last month's migrant rush to Ceuta, accusing Israel, Russia and the far right of spreading disinformation about the crisis. More than 70,000 migrants entered the small Spanish territory in north Africa on July 30-31, swimming or crossing on foot from neighbouring Morocco in an unprecedented rush that left scores dead. (Photo by Antonio Sempere / AFP via Getty Images)