Thailand says attacks on Cambodia to continue despite Trump ceasefire claim

DEVELOPING STORY, Cambodia’s Defence Ministry said Thai F-16 fighter jets continue to bomb targets inside country after US President Trump announced truce.Published On 13 Dec 2025Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has said military action against Cambodia will continue despite an earlier claim by United States President Donald Trump that he had successfully brokered a ceasefire between the neighbouring countries.“Thailand will continue to perform military actions until we feel no more harm and threats to our land and people. I want to make it clear. Our actions this morning already spoke,” Anutin said in a Facebook post on Saturday morning.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Thailand-Cambodia fighting enters 5th day, Thai PM confirms Trump calllist 2 of 4Cambodia worst it’s been “since the civil war” amid Thai conflictlist 3 of 4Al Jazeera crew takes cover from Thailand-Cambodia artillery duellist 4 of 4Trump says Thailand, Cambodia agree to renew ceasefire after deadly clashesend of listThe Thai leader’s announcement followed after Cambodia had earlier accused Thailand of continuing to drop bombs in its territory hours after President Trump said Bangkok and Phnom Penh had agreed to stop fighting.“On December 13, 2025, the Thai military used two F-16 fighter jets to drop seven bombs” on a number of targets, the Cambodian Ministry of Defence said in a post on social media.“Thai forces have not stopped the bombing yet and are still continuing the bombing,” the ministry said, listing numerous aerial and ground attacks on villages and settlements up until 8am local time (01:00 GMT) on Saturday morning.Local news outlet Khmer Times cited the Cambodian Ministry of Information as saying that two hotels were bombed in the Thmor Da area of Pursat province, on the border with Thailand. The news outlet published a series of photos showing badly bombed hotel and casino buildings.People stand on a bombed-out bridge in Cambodia’s Pursat province on December 13, 2025, amid clashes along the Cambodia-Thailand border [AFP]In another attack, the Thai navy reportedly opened fire from a vessel off the coast, launching 20 artillery shells into Cambodia’s Koh Kong province, striking hotels and beaches.