Overview
- Fighting entered a third day across multiple stretches of the frontier, with exchanges reported in at least six Thai border provinces including the coastal Trat area.
- Thailand confirmed airstrikes, including F‑16 sorties on targets inside Cambodia, while reports describe Cambodian rocket and artillery fire in response.
- Bangkok and Phnom Penh each accuse the other of firing first, and there is no independent verification of how the latest clashes began.
- Thailand reports at least one soldier killed and several wounded, while Cambodian authorities say seven civilians were killed and about 20 injured.
- Displacement has surged, with more than 35,000 people in Thai shelters and multiple outlets reporting hundreds of thousands evacuated as the UN, EU, the United States and Malaysia urge an immediate halt to hostilities.