4:30 p.m. Thailand's Minister of Public Health Somsak Thepsuthin said 11 civilians had died due to the clashes and 24 injured across the country, based on information available as of 2:15 p.m. "The loss of lives today is unacceptable," he said.

Armed clashes on the remote, disputed border between Cambodia and Thailand killed at least 12 people on Thursday, in a dramatic escalation of tensions that threatens to erupt into a broader conflict.

Tensions rise as the Thailand-Cambodia border conflict escalates, highlighted by recent F-16 airstrikes impacting the region's stability and security. Thailand.