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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez stated that Moroccan naval vessels entered Spanish waters near Ceuta without permission following a mass migrant influx at the end of July. According to unnamed sources cited by El Pais, one frigate and several patrol boats from Morocco's navy sailed through Spanish waters without authorization, leading Spain to send its own vessel to repel them. Despite acknowledging these incidents as isolated events, Sanchez emphasized the importance of maintaining good relations with Morocco amid ongoing tensions related to the Ceuta crisis and an upcoming visit by King Felipe and Queen Letizia to the enclave.

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In late July, over 72,000 migrants crossed the border from Morocco into Ceuta, a Spanish enclave in North Africa, sparking a humanitarian and diplomatic crisis. This incident has led to political tensions in Spain, which is set for an early election on November 29. According to El Pais, after this mass migration event, at least one frigate and several patrol boats from the Royal Moroccan Navy entered Spanish waters without permission or authorization. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez acknowledged these incidents but described them as isolated, emphasizing the importance of maintaining good relations with Morocco despite the tensions.

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“The articles describe different aspects of the Ceuta migration crisis: one focuses on the royal visit to address divisions, while the other reports on Moroccan naval vessels entering Spanish waters.”

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Moroccan navy vessels entered Spanish waters during Ceuta crisis, Sanchez says asserted

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday that Moroccan naval vessels entered Spanish waters off Ceuta without permission after late July's mass migrant crossing into the North African enclave, state broadcaster TVE reported. asserted

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He played down the incidents, calling them isolated, and underscored the importance of relations with Morocco. At the end of July, over 72,000 migrants crossed the border from Morocco into Ceuta, sparking a humanitarian and diplomatic crisis, which remains partially unresolved, stoking political tensions in Spain as it prepares for an early election on November 29. El Pais newspaper reported on Monday, citing unnamed sources, that following the border rush, at least one frigate and several patrol boats from the Royal Moroccan Navy sailed through Spanish sovereign waters without seeking authorisation. asserted

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A Spanish frigate had to intercept Moroccan warships to repel them from Spanish waters, it said. asserted

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"We must acknowledge that, between two neighbouring countries, such isolated incidents do occur," TVE quoted Sanchez as saying. asserted

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It did not quote Sanchez addressing the specifics of the El Pais report. asserted

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Those were intense days, but cooperation between the navies remains smooth, regardless of that incident," he added, saying relations with Morocco are "very important". asserted

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The comments came on the eve of a visit by King Felipe and Queen Letizia to Ceuta on Tuesday and Wednesday that could exacerbate tensions between Spain and Morocco. uncertain

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Rabat claims sovereignty over Ceuta and Spain's other enclave, Melilla. uncertain

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The government did not reply to a Reuters request for comment. asserted

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The Moroccan foreign ministry could not be immediately reached for comment. uncertain

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On Friday, Morocco's King Mohammed said the cooperation model with Spain on migration had reached its limits, criticising Spanish court decisions impeding the repatriation of minors and asylum seekers as "obsolete". asserted

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While most migrants returned in the weeks after the crossing, thousands remained. asserted

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Moroccan navy vessels entered Spanish waters during Ceuta crisis, Sanchez says

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