Casualties include an 8-year-old Thai boy and multiple Cambodian civilians. Thousands of displaced families are sheltering with monks, NGOs and volunteers as schools and markets close across the border region.

The guns finally fell silent along a volatile stretch of the Thailand-Cambodia border early Tuesday. The uneasy calm follows a ceasefire deal struck late Monday between acting Thai Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet,

Following fighting that left people dead on both sides, Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to a ceasefire. Heavy fighting broke out on Thursday along the border.