A Thai military mobile unit fires toward Cambodia after Thailand and Cambodia exchanged heavy artillery Friday. (Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha )
Border clashes between the two countries continued for the third day Saturday, leaving at least 33 dead and displacing 168,000.
Tensions flared Thursday after a landmine on the border injured five Thai soldiers and both countries blamed each other for the fighting.
Thailand has closed its border with Cambodia, and both countries have recalled their ambassadors.
On Saturday, Cambodia said 12 more people were killed, and Thai authorities said a soldier was killed.
People gather to receive water supplies donated at Batthkao Primary School camp in Cambodia Saturday. (Reuters/Soveit Yarn)
He said, however, that Cambodia will need to stop fighting before Thailand considers a ceasefire.
Cambodia's Defense Ministry on Saturday, however, condemned what it called an "unprovoked and premeditated act of aggression" after five heavy artillery shells were fired into a Cambodian province.
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"Neither Thailand nor Cambodia appears to be paying attention to international humanitarian law at great expense to civilians," John Sifton, the Asia advocacy director at Human Rights Watch, said in a statement. "Diplomatic efforts underway need to prioritize protecting civilians and civilian infrastructure."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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