Ceuta Residents Burn Migrant Camp After Soldiers Stoned

On 27 August 2026, Ceuta residents stormed and burned a migrant camp at Playa Benítez beach after twelve migrants were arrested for allegedly stoning a Spanish military vehicle, injuring four soldiers. The violence capped weeks of tension following a mass crossing of nearly 80,000 migrants from Morocco that left fifty-seven dead. A Red Cross convoy was also blocked.