Overview

• Thai health authorities reported 14 deaths and 46 injuries on July 24 alone, while Cambodia’s defense ministry cited 13 fatalities and over 70 wounded in reciprocal attacks.
• Heavy exchanges of artillery fire and F-16 strikes have persisted around Ta Moan Temple and other contested sites along the 800-kilometre frontier for a third day.
• Each government accuses the other of sparking the fighting, with Thailand alleging drone and shelling assaults and Cambodia denouncing unauthorized temple incursions.
• The Thai military has imposed martial law in parts of Chantaburi and Trat provinces and overseen the evacuation of more than 100,000 residents from border districts.
• The UN Security Council held a closed-door meeting and ASEAN leaders, including Malaysia’s prime minister, have urged an immediate ceasefire and diplomatic negotiations.