The deadly border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia continue with the accusations of commercial countries

Thailand and Cambodia circulated on Saturday the new attacks Fittated border clashes He entered a third day, leaving at least 33 dead and more than 168,000 displaced people, as international pressure was installed on both sides to reach a ceasefire.

The artillery fire and gunshots were reported near several border villages, and the fighting area that erupted again on Thursday after the Earth’s mine exploded along the wounded border five Thai soldiers. Cambodian and Thai officials claimed that they acted in revenge.

Both countries recalled their travel, and Thailand closed the northeastern border crossings with Cambodia.

On Saturday, the Cambodian authorities informed 12 new deaths, reaching 13, while Thai officials said that the soldier had been killed, and the deaths were raised to 20, most of them civilians.

Regional block, The Association of Southeast Asian CountriesOr ASEAN, is exposed to increasing pressure to defuse the situation between his two members. During the emergency meeting on Friday, the United Nations Security Council members called for the abolition of the escalation and urged Asian to mediate a peaceful solution.

The 500 miles were disputed between Thailand and Cambodia for decades, but the previous confrontations were limited and short. The current tensions erupted in May when a Cambodian soldier was killed in a confrontation that created a diplomatic rift and local policy of Thailand.

New attacks and growing tension

The Cambodia Ministry of Defense condemned what it said was an extensive Thai attack early on Saturday after five heavy artillery shells were expelled in multiple locations in Persat, describing the attack as an “unjustified aggressive act.”

The ministry spokesman, Lieutenant General Mali Sochita, said that the tensions erupted in the province of Koh Kong, where four Thai naval ships were stationed abroad and four others on the road. She said that the maritime publication was “an aggressive work” that was risked by increasing escalation.

Mali Sochita said seven civilians and five soldiers were killed in two days of fighting. Earlier, the death of a man was reported after Bagoda was hiding under Thai missiles.

The Thai army denied targeting the Cambodian civilian sites and accused Bennah by using “human shields” by placing their weapons near residential areas.

Meanwhile, in a statement on Saturday, the navy in Thailand accused the Cambodian forces of operating a new attack in the province of Trat, saying that the Thai forces quickly responded and “successfully pushed to retreat from the Cambodian penetration into three main points,” warning that “the aggression will not be endured.”

The Thai authorities have also claimed that many Cambodian artillery shells landed across the border in Laos, destroying homes and property. Lao officials were not publicly responded to the claim.

The conflict has so far left thousands of displaced people.

Cambodia Minister of Information Neth Vixra said on Saturday that the clashes forced 10865 Kambudi families, or 37,635 people, in three border provinces to evacuate safe sites, while Thai officials said that more than 131,000 people fled the border villages.

An invitation to protect civilians amid a demand to use cluster bombs

Human Rights Watch urged the United Nations Security Council and the concerned governments to pressure Thai and Kambudian governments to abide by international humanitarian law and take all steps to protect civilians. The law group said in a statement on Saturday that the children were harmed and the Thai authorities closed at least 852 schools and seven hospitals for safety reasons.

Both sides have employed missile and artillery attacks, and after he initially rejected the compulsion allegations Internationally banned mass ammunition It was used, a Thai military spokesman said in a statement on Friday that such weapons can be used “when necessary” to target military targets. HRW condemned the use of cluster munitions in populated areas.

Neither Thailand nor Cambodia is a party to the Convention on Staph Munitions, which had banned the use of weapons and Thai authorities in the past used during a border dispute with Cambodia in February 2011 that left 20 people.

“It does not seem that Thailand or Cambodia are noticeable to international humanitarian law at a major expense for civilians,” John Seventon, the director of the call to Asia at Human Rights Watch. “Ongoing diplomatic efforts need to give priority to protecting civilians and civil infrastructure.”

Thai officials also admitted the use of F-16 aircraft and drones to launch air strikes.

The United Nations urges the ASEAN Bloc to mediate

The United Nations Security Council did not issue a resolution on the crisis during the emergency session on Friday, but the Thai Secretary of State Maris Sanjamepongsa said on Saturday all the 15 member states called on both sides to practice restriction, stop attacks, and resolve the conflict safely. They also supported the role of Asyan in mediation between its members.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, whose country was the current head of Asian, said earlier that Thailand and Cambodia are in principle to a ceasefire. The Malaysian media said that Anwar assigned the country’s foreign minister to mediate peace talks to stop the fighting.

Maris said on Saturday that his country in principle agreed to the proposal, but he insisted that Cambodia must first show sincerity and stop fighting, adding that Thailand will continue to engage in a constructive manner with Malaysia.

He said: “Thailand reaffirms its commitment to resolving the conflict safely and according to international law,” and urged Cambodia to “return to the negotiating table honestly and with its goodwill.”