Thai F-16s Hit Cambodia in Blow to Trump-Backed Peace Plan (1)

Thailand launched air strikes on Cambodian military sites Monday after a deadly border skirmish, the most dramatic escalation in months that endangers a peace deal demanded by President Donald Trump.

The Thai military said it carried out ground and F-16 air operations after Cambodian forces opened fire at multiple border locations using small arms, machine guns, mortars and artillery, which killed at least one Thai soldier and injured about a dozen. Four civilians were killed in Thai attacks, Cambodia’s information ministry said.

Both sides accused each other of cross-border fire over the weekend, rekindling a conflict that has flared ...