Amichai Stein (i24NEWS) reports that 50,000 migrants entered Spain in the past 24 hours, updating earlier estimates of 49,000. The figure comes amid an ongoing surge at the Ceuta enclave that has strained local resources.
Amichai Stein (i24NEWS) reports that 50,000 migrants have entered Spain in the past 24 hours, updating the earlier estimate of 49,000. The previous figure was reported by Spain's Interior Ministry earlier today, as The Zioneer noted at 10:56 Jerusalem. The new number comes amid an ongoing crisis at the Ceuta enclave that has been escalating since Thursday evening.
The first reports of a mass crossing emerged Thursday at 20:54 Jerusalem, when Spain announced a troop deployment to Ceuta. At the same time, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez pledged to mobilize all resources and Spain dispatched 60 security personnel to the enclave. Initial estimates, cited by Israeli media, indicated approximately 49,000 migrants had crossed in 24 hours. By 10:52 and 10:56 this morning, The Zioneer reported that Spain's Interior Ministry had officially estimated 49,000 migrants. The figure has now been updated to 50,000.
The crisis has drawn wider attention. As The Zioneer reported earlier today, 18 migrants died attempting to reach Ceuta, according to police. Videos circulating on social media, reported by The Zioneer at 02:47 Jerusalem, show the border gate still open with migrants flowing through and bodies on the ground. Separately, reports from Abu Ali Express at 11:11 Jerusalem observed Moroccan migrants unloading from trucks near Ceuta with a Moroccan policeman watching without intervening. In a broader context, The Zioneer reported on June 30 that Spain received 1.3 million applications from undocumented migrants for its mass regularization program, and on July 13, a former Spanish police official claimed the government plans to regularize up to 6 million.
The 50,000 figure, reported by Stein via i24NEWS, has not yet been independently confirmed by Spanish authorities. The situation at the border remains fluid, with resources under strain.
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