Overview

• Heavy artillery and gunfire around Prasat Ta Moan Thom and other disputed temples have inflicted civilian casualties, including the death of one person and injuries to three others.
• The Thai government has sealed its entire border with Cambodia and evacuated roughly 40,000 residents from frontier villages.
• Thai F-16 fighter jets carried out airstrikes on Cambodian military targets in retaliation for cross-border artillery fire.
• Cambodia’s prime minister has called for an urgent UN Security Council meeting to address what he labels unprovoked Thai attacks.
• China has voiced deep concern and urged both Bangkok and Phnom Penh to settle the dispute through diplomatic dialogue.