On Aug 3, Spanish police said about 73,500 migrants have returned from the North African autonomous city of Ceuta to Morocco. Public order in Ceuta is gradually being restored and local shops are reopening. Police said 88 migrants died attempting to swim into Ceuta during the crisis.

Moody's upgraded SK Hynix's long-term issuer and senior unsecured ratings to A3 from Baa1 and left the outlook at stable, citing stronger competitiveness in the AI memory market and improvements in profitability and cash generation. This is Moody's first A-range rating for SK Hynix since the company joined SK Group in 2012. S&P and Fitch remain at BBB+; S&P's outlook is positive and Fitch's is stable. Moody's said it expects SK Hynix to sustain high profitability and cash generation over the next 12–18 months and that ample cash buffers have improved the firm's resilience to a semiconductor-cycle downturn.

Palestinian news agency reported Israeli settler militias have established a new settler outpost on Palestinian land near the town of Sa'ir in southern Hebron, West Bank.