The Real Story Behind the Human Wave That Entered Ceuta Did the Israeli and US hostility toward Spain embolden Morocco to think it could get away with creating a border control crisis? Tens of thousands of Moroccans and others entered the small city of Ceuta, Spain, on Thursday, July 30, 2026. (Marcos Moreno / Anadolu via Getty Images)What prompted the scenes this past week of 50,000 Moroccans and others streaming into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta is more complicated than it seems. The human wave that entered Ceuta, including the dozens who drowned trying to get around the border fence sticking out into the sea, were not such desperate refugees, however. There are also videos showing truckloads of young men, apparently organized by the Moroccan government, being ferried to the edge of Ceuta, as well as scenes of Moroccan border guards waving them through.