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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Spain Investigates Report Linking Morocco to Ceuta Migrant Surge
Caption: Spain Investigates Report Linking Morocco to Ceuta Migrant Surge. Spain has ordered an investigation into a reported government intelligence assessment that blamed Moroccan security forces for directing the mass influx of migrants into Ceuta in July. The report, allegedly produced by Spain's National Centre for Immigration and Borders, concluded that Moroccan officials helped guide the operation with an objective beyond migration. More than 70,000 migrants crossed into the Spanish enclave from Morocco on July 30 and 31, in an unprecedented episode that triggered a humanitarian and political crisis. The report contradicts the position of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who has said there is no evidence that Morocco was involved and has defended cooperation with Rabat. Sánchez has instead accused Russia and Israel-linked networks, alongside the international far right, of spreading disinformation around the crisis in an attempt to exploit divisions. Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska has asked police to establish whether the report exists, when it was received and why its findings were not passed to the relevant authorities. The alleged Moroccan involvement has not been independently established, and the government has urged caution while it examines the report. The revelations have raised questions about how security agencies handled intelligence surrounding the border breach and whether crucial information was properly shared within the government. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
Keywords: Current Affairs & Politics,Ceuta,migration,humanitarian,political,crisis,report,intelligence services,government,interior ministry,Pedro Sanchez,Morocco,orchestrate,Russia,Israel,far-right,invasion,deliberate,disorganisation,chain of command
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