Right, so what has happened in the last few days in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta has been well covered in the media, but not necessarily in full, and certainly not the latest events, as the story actually continues to unfold and not to the benefit of those who thought this was something smart and clever either.

This was not some sudden invasion that came out of nowhere.

This was orchestrated, not a random group trip to the Spanish border.

A fake route into Europe was advertised online. Large groups were moved toward the border. Moroccan security staff were caught on camera opening the back of an official truck filled with young men and letting them out onto the road. Guards were seen standing aside and, in some cases, pointing people directly toward Ceuta.

Tens of thousands were then allowed to flood one of Europe's most closely monitored borders.

And waiting on the other side were Donald Trump and Israel's political allies, ready to label the outcome an invasion, blame Spain, and turn those caught in the middle into campaign material.

Trump got his midterm commercial.

Netanyahu got his diversion from Palestine.

Morocco, with its political leadership leaning hard towards Trump and Israel too, got leverage over the Spanish territory it has wanted for decades.

The migrants were used as the ammunition.

Then the entire sordid operation collapsed dramatically, because Trump's so-called permanent invasion packed up and left in less than two days, Spain remained in Ceuta, and evidence of the manufactured crisis started to appear: the fake online offers, the coordinated transport north, the truck video, the missing border enforcement, and the political campaign already set to exploit it.

Somewhere between 50,000 and 60,000 people joined this mass movement, but about 48,000 of them turned around and went home almost as soon as they’d arrived. The whole episode was driven by online misinformation, planned routes, official vehicles, and Moroccan border guards who seemed to confuse their duties with those of a tour guide.