Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday there were signs Russia and Israel had spread the disinformation over Spain’s migration policy that triggered last month’s rush of migrants into Ceuta, but no evidence of Moroccan involvement.
Spanish opposition parties and some human rights groups have accused Rabat of deliberately allowing the mass crossing, an accusation Morocco has denied.
Sanchez said research by the EU’s diplomatic service EEAS had indicated that Russian and Israeli networks had been behind the spread of disinformation in conjunction with far-right networks.
He said it was clear that the two countries had used the crisis to criticise Madrid due to dissatisfaction with its position on the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, but gave no further details on the evidence he had of their involvement.
Later on Monday, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar claimed that Sanchez was “lying shamelessly” when accusing Israel of disseminating misleading information about Ceuta, casting it as an attempt to distract from domestic policy failures.
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Border checks between Spain and Italy are continuing after the Italian government extended controls on travellers arriving from Spain for another 15 days.
Italy’s controls apply at airports and seaports to arrivals from Spain and had been due to expire on 31 August. Spain is meanwhile maintaining its own temporary checks on passengers arriving by air and sea from Italy until at least 7 September.
The measures temporarily reintroduce internal border controls within the normally passport-free Schengen area. They do not amount to a ban on travel between Spain and Italy, but passengers may face document checks at airports and ports.
Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi discussed the extension with Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska in a telephone conversation that Rome described as constructive.
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Spanish police are investigating the theft of electrical cables from generators at MADRING, Madrid’s new Formula 1 circuit, less than two weeks before it hosts the Spanish Grand Prix.
The stolen cables were connected to generators intended to supply electricity to facilities at the venue.
The National Police have opened an investigation to establish the circumstances of the theft and identify those responsible. Investigators are also assessing the extent of the stolen material and whether the incident has affected final preparations for the race.
The Spanish Grand Prix is scheduled to take place at MADRING from 11 to 13 September 2026, when the new circuit will make its Formula 1 debut.