Thailand Denies Ceasefire with Cambodia Amidst Ongoing Border Clashes

Border Conflict Escalation

• ⚠️ Thailand has not reached a ceasefire agreement with Cambodia, and military forces will continue fighting along the disputed border.
• 🎯 Thai fighter jets struck targets hours after US President Donald Trump announced he had brokered a new truce.
• 💥 Cambodia's government released videos showing damage to two bridges, which Reuters verified the location of.
• 💬 Cambodia's defense ministry stated that Thai forces struck bridges and buildings, and fired artillery from a naval vessel.

Intensified Fighting and Displacement

• 🗓️ Cambodia and Thailand have been exchanging heavy weapons fire along the border since December 8th, marking the heaviest fighting since a July clash.
• 🖼️ The Thai army released photographs showing injured people and damaged buildings, with clashes reported across seven border provinces.
• 📈 A Thai Defense Ministry spokesman stated that Cambodia's heavy weapons fire necessitated Thailand's retaliation.
• 🚶 Hundreds of thousands of people on both sides of the border have been displaced since the fresh fighting began.