Overview
- The Royal Thai Army said it deployed fighter jets and carried out strikes along the contested Preah Vihear frontier after alleging repeated Cambodian violations.
- Thai military officials reported dropping up to eight bombs, including on border-area casinos they allege were used for Cambodian military activity.
- Cambodia’s defense ministry said Thai forces opened fire at 5:04 a.m. near An Ses in Preah Vihear Province and claimed its troops did not retaliate.
- An army official reported one Thai soldier killed and several people injured, while neither side has provided comprehensive casualty figures.
- The escalation is the most serious since July’s five-day conflict and jeopardizes a ceasefire brokered by President Donald Trump and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, later expanded in Kuala Lumpur in October.