Tens of thousands protest in Spain over Ceuta migrant crisis

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across Spain to protest the government's handling of a mass crossing of migrants into the city of Ceuta in July. Authorities reported that 50,000 protesters gathered in Madrid alone to voice their anger at Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. The protests follow a surge in late July, when over 70,000 migrants crossed the border from Morocco, an event that reportedly resulted in at least 72 deaths. Juan Jesús Vivas, the regional leader of Ceuta, described the incident as a violation of Spain's territorial integrity. In recent days, residents of Ceuta have been seen tearing down and burning makeshift migrant shelters. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Sanchez has blamed Russia and Israel for amplifying the crisis through social media and disinformation campaigns. These allegations were rejected by both nations; Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova dismissed the claims as lacking facts, while Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar accused Sanchez of lying to divert attention from domestic policy failures.