Racist reactions and diplomatic retaliation from far-right politicians and governments around the world, meanwhile, have spiraled into a continental crisis. Sánchez faces growing diplomatic pressure for its opposition to the Iran war and genocide in Gaza—stances which could have factored in the mass border crossings. In February 2014, Moroccan and Spanish authorities shot rubber bullets at migrants attempting to swim across the border, killing 17. All these factors are widely seen as relevant context for the mass crossing at Ceuta on July 30. The French Communist Party (PCF) stated that “no dispute concerning Algeria, Western Sahara, or Ceuta can justify using people as geopolitical weapons.”