After fighting broke out between Cambodia and Thailand on Thursday, July 24, it appeared the border skirmish was headed to full-out war. Thailand launched airstrikes against Cambodia and promised more extensive operations would be coming. Cambodia sought an immediate ceasefire. The fighting was touched off after a land mine explosion at the border wounded five Thai soldiers.
Fortunately for the region, an immediate ceasefire has been announced an immediate ceasefire brokered by the U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the administration is “committed to an immediate cessation of violence and expect the governments of Cambodia and Thailand to fully honor their commitments to end this conflict.” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt claimed on X, “President Trump made this happen. Give him the Nobel Peace Prize.”
