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Thailand closes border with Cambodia as death toll from fighting rises

A Thai F-16 fighter jet bombed targets in Cambodia on Thursday, both sides said, as weeks of tension over a border dispute escalated into clashes that have killed at least nine civilians, including a child.

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Published July 24,2025
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Thailand's health minister has said that 11 Thai civilians have now been killed in the country's conflict with Cambodia.

Somsak Thepsuthin condemned Cambodia's attack on a hospital, adding that such actions can be considered war crimes and it must take responsibility.

Thailand's foreign ministry said earlier that Cambodian troops fired "heavy artillery" on a Thai military base on Thursday morning and also targeted civilian areas including a hospital, leading to civilian casualties.

The health minister also called on Cambodia to cease the violence that was currently raging.