Historic border questions lead to worst violence in monthspublished at 05:09 GMT
Jonathan Head
BBC South East Asia correspondent
This is the most serious confrontation between Thailand and Cambodia since they signed a ceasefire in July, following five days of fighting which killed dozens of soldiers and civilians.
The South East Asian neighbours agreed to the ceasefire after pressure from US President Donald Trump, who claimed he ended the conflict. However, both countries have continued to accuse each other of violating it.
Tens of thousands of people in Thailand are once again being moved to temporary shelters, as the Thai military reports multiple rockets being fired from the Cambodian side this morning, a weapon which has not been used since a ceasefire was agreed in July.
A military spokesman said Thai air force jets have bombed Cambodian military positions after a Thai soldier was killed in an exchange of fire on the disputed border.
However, Cambodia’s military accused the Thai army of opening fire first and insisted that Phnom Penh still stood by the peace agreement signed in October. Trump claimed a historic achievement in ending the border conflict at the time.
But despite a withdrawal of some heavy weapons, high levels of mistrust persisted. Thailand has accused Cambodia of continuing to lay landmines, which have injured several Thai soldiers. Cambodia is demanding the release of 18 soldiers captured by Thai forces in July.
Their historic differences over where the border lies remain unresolved.
