1. Thailand keeps expanding its military, including infantry forces, heavy weaponry, and fighter jets. Thai forces launched indiscriminate attacks that targeted no specific objectives and destroyed civilian infrastructure, including schools, villages, markets, health facilities, gas stations, temples, and World Heritage sites. These attacks have also harmed innocent civilians—children, women, and the elderly—who are currently at serious risk. This constitutes a violation of international law and the Geneva Conventions.
2. Please take note that Thai troops, employing F-16 fighter jets, rained bombs on civilian settlements, killing and injuring several civilians. In Oddar Meanchey province, five Cambodian soldiers and eight civilians were killed, and 21 Cambodian soldiers and 50 civilians were injured, while around 35,000 people in four provinces—Oddar Meanchey, Preah Vihear, Pursat, and Banteay Meanchey—were forced to leave their homes as a result of these attacks.
3. The Thai side continues to escalate by aggressively deploying troops to attack multiple Cambodian targets, showing no signs of de-escalation. At the same time, Thailand has declared martial law in Trat and Chanthaburi provinces and has begun expanding its military forces and armaments under the Operation Chakrabongse Bhuvanath plan.
4. Thailand has deliberately launched unprovoked attacks against Cambodia and is increasingly violating Cambodian sovereignty, while continuing to make exaggerated and unfounded accusations against Cambodia. This clearly reveals a premeditated plan to invade Cambodia.
5. The Ministry of National Defense of Cambodia calls on the international community—including the United Nations Security Council, ASEAN, international partners, and diplomatic missions—to strongly condemn the brazen and reckless aggression against Cambodia.
6. We call on the international community to take urgent measures to prevent further troop deployments aimed at attacking Cambodia, to ensure that Thailand respects the full territorial integrity of Cambodia, and to hold Thailand accountable for its violations of the United Nations Charter, the Geneva Conventions, and the ASEAN Treaty of Amity and Cooperation.
7. Cambodia remains firmly committed to resolving the issue peacefully in accordance with international law while reserving our right to self-defense under Article 51 of the United Nations Charter and to defend our people, sovereignty, and territorial integrity to the fullest extent against Thailand’s aggression and violent acts.
8. Thailand’s incursions have expanded to other provinces of Cambodia, including five artillery attacks in Thma Da commune, Veal Veng district, Pursat province. In the 4th zone, Thailand also launched attacks in 3 locations: Veal Intri, Tathav, and Choam Te, on the morning of July 26.
9. Cambodia once again condemns the aggression and premeditated provocations by Thailand. Cambodia reaffirms our commitment to maintaining peace and security but nevertheless reserves the right to defend our sovereignty as a victim of the Thais’s violations. We assert our principle of targeting only military objectives on the Thai side, ensuring that civilians remain unharmed.
10. Thus far, the Cambodian army has remained resolute and unwavering in its defense of Cambodia’s territorial integrity, standing firm against the threats and coercion from Thailand.
