At least 12 people died while violent collisions escalate along the border between Thailand-Cambodia. In the midst of the rising tensions, Thailand has closed its border with Cambodia.
One of the six F-16 fighter jets of Thailand shot along the disputed border in Cambodia and destroyed a military target, According to Reuterswho cited the Thai army. The outlet added that the Ministry of National Defense of Cambodia said that the jets dropped two bombs on a road. The ministry said that “the reckless and brutal military aggression of the Kingdom of Thailand strongly condemns against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Cambodia,” said Reuters.
People rest in a hiding place, after recent collisions along the disputed border between the two countries, according to the authorities, people are killed in three border provinces, in the province of Surin, Thailand, July 24, 2025. (Reuters/Pansira Kaewplung)
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Late on Wednesday, Thailand remembered his ambassador in Cambodia and announced that it would expel the ambassador from Cambodia. On Thursday, Cambodia lowered his diplomatic relations with Thailand to the lowest level and remembered all the staff from his embassy in Bangkok, the Associated Press reported. Moreover, the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs demanded that all Thai diplomatic employees left the country.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said he would speak to the leaders of both countries towards the end of the day, According to the BBC. Malaysia is currently acting as chairman of the Association of Southeast Asian countries (ASEAN), which enables Ibrahim to mediate, since both Cambodia and Thailand are the Member States.
Royal Thai Army Soldiers are depicted on armored vehicles on a road in the province of Chachoengsao on July 24, 2025. (Lillian Suwanumpha/AFP via Getty images)
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The American embassy in Bangkok and the American embassy in Phnom Penh advised American citizens who traveled in or traveled near the border area to follow the instructions of local security staff.
This is almost a month after both embassies have warned American citizens in their respective countries to go close to the border. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has given a “level 1 with risk” travel advice – just above the lowest level – and insisted on Americans to be careful, although travel is allowed.
Cambodian soldiers re-load the BM-21 Multiple Rocket Launcher in Preah Vihear Province on July 24, 2025. Thailand launched air strikes on Cambodian military goals on July 24 As Cambodia shot missiles and artillery in which a burger was killed between the two border. (STR/AFP via Getty images)
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Although it is unclear how the last collisions between Cambodia and Thailand started, the violence follows a dispute in May, in which troops exchanged fire from both sides. According to The corresponding pressBoth parties said they acted in self -defense and one Cambodian soldier was killed.
After the flare -up in May, both countries undertook retaliation actions, in which Thailand stopped almost all border crossings before they were finally completely closed. In the meantime, Cambodia forbade Thai films and TV.
