Overview
- Thailand said three civilians were killed in the latest fighting, adding to nine Thai soldiers dead and more than 120 wounded, while Cambodia reported nine civilian deaths and 46 injured.
- Both sides exchanged heavy fire, including BM-21 rocket salvos, artillery barrages and drone-dropped bombs, and Thai forces carried out airstrikes with a hospital in Surin evacuated after nearby impacts.
- UNESCO voiced deep concern for the Preah Vihear World Heritage site as Thailand said it destroyed a crane on a Cambodian-held hill it described as used for military purposes.
- Mass displacement has surged to more than half a million people across both countries, with large evacuations reported from Thai and Cambodian border provinces.
- Thailand has activated its “Trat Prap Porapak” operation across sea, air and land, deploying the HTMS Thepa for around-the-clock patrols and naval fire support as fishing vessels were warned away from frontier waters.