Fighting between Cambodia and Thailand escalated along their contested border on Tuesday, as the South-East Asian countries both said they refused to back down in defending their sovereignty.
With each side blaming the other for starting Monday's renewed clashes, it was unclear whether a fragile ceasefire brokered by US President Donald Trump in July can be salvaged.
Cambodia's influential former leader Hun Sen said his country waited 24 hours to honour the ceasefire and allow for people to evacuate before launching counter-attacks overnight against Thai forces.
“Cambodia needs peace, but Cambodia is compelled to counterattack to defend our territory,” he said in a Facebook post.
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