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Morocco steps up border security over fears of new mass crossing into Ceuta

Migrants wait in line to receive food from the Red Cross, following mass crossings from Morocco into the Spanish territory of Ceuta, 3 August 2026.
Migrants wait in line to receive food from the Red Cross, following mass crossings from Morocco into the Spanish territory of Ceuta, 3 August 2026. © Violeta Santos Moura / Reuters

Morocco has stepped up security along its borders with the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla after fresh calls appeared on social media urging migrants to attempt another mass crossing, weeks after tens of thousands rushed the frontier.

The Moroccan Interior Ministry said on Thursday that security monitoring had been reinforced in areas close to both crossings, while Spanish authorities warned that the border remained closed and urged people not to act on misleading information circulating online.

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