BANGKOK — Fighting between Thai and Cambodian forces continued early Saturday, hours after US President Donald Trump said the two sides had agreed to a ceasefire.

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said he told Trump that a ceasefire would only be possible after Cambodia withdrew its forces and removed landmines from the border.

Writing on social media, Anutin said Thailand would continue military operations until there were no further threats to its territory and people.

Both sides reported continued bombing and artillery exchanges along the border.

Cambodia’s Defense Ministry said Thai fighter jets bombed hotel buildings and a bridge, while Thai authorities reported that several civilians were injured in a Cambodian rocket attack.

At least 21 people have been killed in the renewed fighting, and about 700,000 people have been evacuated on both sides of the border.

Trump said earlier in the week that he could halt the conflict through direct talks.

After speaking separately with the Thai and Cambodian leaders on Friday night, he said on social media that both countries had agreed to cease shooting and return to an agreement signed in October in front of the US president.

However, neither government confirmed an imminent ceasefire in statements following the calls.

Anutin said Thailand was not the aggressor and insisted Cambodia must first demonstrate that it had withdrawn its troops and cleared landmines. Cambodian officials said their forces would continue fighting to defend national sovereignty.

Cambodia said Thai air strikes resumed Saturday, alleging that two F-16 fighter jets dropped seven bombs on multiple targets. Thailand’s military also confirmed that clashes were ongoing.

The latest escalation traces back to July 24, when Cambodia fired rockets into Thailand, prompting Thai air strikes in response. Both sides accuse each other of initiating the conflict.

After several days of intense fighting that left dozens dead, the two countries agreed to an “immediate and unconditional ceasefire” brokered by Trump and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, formalized at a ceremony in Malaysia in October. Since then, both sides have accused each other of repeated violations.

Thailand has accused Cambodian forces of laying new landmines, which it says have maimed seven Thai soldiers. Cambodia has denied the claim, saying the mines date back to its civil war in the 1980s.

Thailand and Cambodia have disputed sovereignty along their 800-kilometer border for more than a century, since boundaries were drawn during the period of French colonial rule in Cambodia. — Agencies.