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Operation Crossing the Strait Brings Heavy Traffic to Ceuta-Morocco Border CEUTA, SPAIN JULY 17, 2026: Vehicles cross the border between Ceuta and Morocco during Operation Crossing the Strait (Operacion Paso del Estrecho, OPE) 2026 in Ceuta, Spain, on July 17, 2026. The annual operation facilitates the summer transit of thousands of North African residents living across Europe as they travel to and from Morocco. Spanish Civil Guard units and Moroccan security forces maintain heightened surveillance along the border and adjacent coastline, where attempts by irregular migrants to reach the Spanish enclave by sea typically increase during the summer months. Ceuta Spain

Operation Crossing the Strait Brings Heavy Traffic to Ceuta-Morocco Border CEUTA, SPAIN JULY 17, 2026: Vehicles cross the border between Ceuta and Morocco during Operation Crossing the Strait (Operacion Paso del Estrecho, OPE) 2026 in Ceuta, Spain, on July 17, 2026. The annual operation facilitates the summer transit of thousands of North African residents living across Europe as they travel to and from Morocco. Spanish Civil Guard units and Moroccan security forces maintain heightened surveillance along the border and adjacent coastline, where attempts by irregular migrants to reach the Spanish enclave by sea typically increase during the summer months. Ceuta Spain

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Recording Date: Jul 18, 2026

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Operation Crossing the Strait Brings Heavy Traffic to Ceuta-Morocco Border CEUTA, SPAIN JULY 17, 2026: Vehicles cross the border between Ceuta and Morocco during Operation Crossing the Strait (Operacion Paso del Estrecho, OPE) 2026 in Ceuta, Spain, on July 17, 2026. The annual operation facilitates the summer transit of thousands of North African residents living across Europe as they travel to and from Morocco. Spanish Civil Guard units and Moroccan security forces maintain heightened surveillance along the border and adjacent coastline, where attempts by irregular migrants to reach the Spanish enclave by sea typically increase during the summer months. Ceuta Spain

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