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Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez attends a news conference with France President Emmanuel Macron in Madrid, Spain, September 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
October 5, 2026, 12:15 pm
Spanish PM Sanchez calls snap election for Nov. 29 amid pressure over housing crisis
Premier, a vocal Israel critic, says he seeks broader progressive coalition after opposition defeats bills to temper evictions and real estate speculation
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM and Joseph Wilson
This screen grab made from UGC footage taken and released on September 18, 2026 shows hundreds of migrants from the beaches of Ceuta being rounded up by police before they were moved to a temporary camp in the Spanish enclave’s port area, weeks after a record influx overwhelmed the tiny territory. (UGC/UGC/AFP)
September 18, 2026, 10:33 pm
Police move hundreds of migrants off Ceuta’s beaches to temporary camp
Some 13,000 of the 70,000 who streamed in from Morocco in July remain in Spanish enclave, many sleeping in the streets or in makeshift tents, fuelling near-daily protests by locals
By Agencies
Migrants who crossed from Morocco into Spain line up for food distribution on a beach in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, August 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Sempere)
August 4, 2026, 9:29 am
Hundreds of underage migrants stuck in Ceuta after border breach
Spanish authorities legally required to care for minors, though city migrant center now full, forcing many to beg on streets; misinformation, failures on border paved way for rush
By Bernat Armangue, Joseph Wilson and AKRAM OUBACHIR
Migrants who crossed into Spain are escorted by Spanish soldiers towards the Spanish-Moroccan border for their return to Morocco from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, August 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Sempere)
August 3, 2026, 7:00 am
Morocco blames misinformation for Ceuta migrant rush; Israel conspiracy theories spread
Rabat also points finger at human trafficking networks for crisis; watchdog finds baseless claims of Israeli involvement reached over 100 million people on X
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Migrants wait for a shop to open so they can buy food after crossing from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Sempere)
August 1, 2026, 11:29 am
France and Italy tighten border controls amid Spanish migrant crisis
Calls mount to suspend Spain from Europe’s passport-free Schengen zone after some 60,000 migrants enter Spain’s Ceuta from Morocco
By Lucia Diaz and Hicham RAFIH
Migrants run from Spanish police officers after crossing from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Sempere)
August 1, 2026, 10:38 am
Israel’s UN envoy sparks Spain spat with accusation of ‘colonial enclaves’ in Africa
Danon’s criticism over Ceuta migrant crisis fuels conspiracy theories accusing Jerusalem of helping orchestrate incursion and draws a rebuke from Israel’s ambassador in Madrid
By ToI Staff
Migrants cross from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, July 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Sempere)
July 31, 2026, 1:14 pm
Tens of thousands of migrants breach Ceuta, a Spanish enclave in north Africa; 34 said dead
Chaos in Moroccan border town, with migrants throwing rocks, torching police cars; Spain claims half of 50,000 entrants have headed back; officers warn of ‘humanitarian crisis’ as unaccompanied minors sleep on streets
By Agencies
Spain’s captain Rodri lifts up the World Cup trophy as Spain’s players, Spain’s head coach Luis de la Fuente (L), US President Donald Trump (2R) and FIFA President Gianni Infantino (right) celebrate during the presentation ceremony after the 2026 World Cup final, in which Spain defeated Argentina 1-0 at the New York/New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford on July 19, 2026. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP)
July 20, 2026, 4:41 pm
Israel-critic Spain’s World Cup victory praised by Iran, Hamas, Houthis and PA’s Abbas
Gazans seen celebrating soccer win, as congratulatory messages from Tehran and its proxies highlight Madrid’s hostility to Israel, support for Palestinian statehood
By AFP and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump, left, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte attend the plenary session at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. (Alex Brandon/AP)
July 8, 2026, 4:57 pm
Trump lashes out at allies at NATO summit, orders trade halt with ‘wasted cause’ Spain
US president complains pact’s members didn’t help in war with Iran, says he still wants to take Greenland, declares Madrid ‘hopeless’
By Agencies
People gather during a pro-Israel demonstration in front of the Israeli Embassy in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, May 20, 2021. Banner reads in Spanish: "No to antisemitism." (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
June 11, 2026, 11:49 am
Spain reports 86% rise in antisemitism as total hate incidents soar to all-time high
Spanish government defines antisemitic incidents as acts of hatred or violence targeting Jews and Israelis, even as Madrid cements itself as one of Europe’s harshest Israel critics
By Shira Li Bartov
US President Donald Trump arrives at the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House after a shooting at the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in Washington, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)
April 26, 2026, 1:21 pm
Netanyahu, Herzog among world leaders ‘shocked’ by shooting at gala attended by Trump
PM condemns ‘attempted assassination’; leaders slam political violence, send well-wishes to US officials and other attendees at White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner
By ToI Staff and Agencies
(L to R) US State Department Counselor Michael Needham, US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa, Lebanon's Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh Moawad, and Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter stand together before meeting at the State Department in Washington, DC, on April 14, 2026. (Oliver Contreras / AFP)
April 23, 2026, 9:03 pm
Israel is drawing closer to the Middle East — while the West turns a cold shoulder
Israel is in the strange position of holding talks with bitter foes like Lebanon and Syria, while old friends in Europe are pushing to loosen ties
By Ben Sales
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez gestures as he speaks during a press conference in Beijing, China, April 14, 2026. (AP/Ng Han Guan)
April 15, 2026, 6:52 am
Israeli legal advocacy group files ICC case against Spanish PM over exports to Iran
Shurat HaDin accuses Pedro Sanchez’s government of providing ‘components required by the regime in Tehran and its proxies for military purposes’
By AFP and ToI Staff
An effigy of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before and after being exploded in El Burgo, Spain on April 5, 2026. (X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
April 12, 2026, 12:08 pm
Netanyahu effigy blown up in Spanish town festival; Israel summons envoy
Israel accuses Spain’s prime minister of incitement for the ‘antisemitic hatred on display’ during Easter event often referred to as the ‘Burning of Judas’
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Personnel work at the US-led Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC), in the southern town of Kiryat Gat, on November 19, 2025. (Ahikam Seri / AFP)
April 10, 2026, 6:26 pm
‘Anti-Israel obsession’: Israel boots Spanish representatives from Gaza ceasefire HQ
FM Sa’ar: Spain has ‘lost any ability to serve as a useful actor’ at CMCC; Netanyahu says he won’t allow countries to ‘wage a diplomatic war’ without paying a price
By Lazar Berman
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