According to Associated Press, at least 34 people have been killed and more than 168,000 have been forced to flee their homes in the fourth day of fighting.A day earlier, Trump said he had spoken to the leaders of Thailand and Cambodia and threatened to withhold trade deals if the fighting continued. He later said the sides had agreed to meet for talks.Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen confirmed his country's agreement to an "immediate and unconditional ceasefire," noting that Thailand had also agreed to stop attacks after Trump spoke with the acting Thai Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai.Hun Manet said in a statement said he had instructed his deputy, Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn, to coordinate further steps with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and to work directly with the Thai foreign minister to implement the ceasefire.Thailand responded more cautiously. Phumtham confirmed his readiness for a ceasefire but stressed that Cambodia must demonstrate its sincerity. Bangkok called for swift bilateral talks and the restoration of trust.Despite diplomatic efforts, the shelling has not stopped. On Sunday, both countries accused each other of violating the agreements, with the Thai army reporting shelling from Cambodia, including a strike on the disputed Ta Muen Thom temple, and the Cambodian military reporting a “large-scale incursion” by Thai tanks and infantry.Colonel Richa, deputy spokesman for the Thai army, said Trump’s mediation efforts were “a separate matter.” He added that fighting would continue and a ceasefire could only be achieved if Cambodia formally began talks.“Any cessation of hostilities cannot be reached while Cambodia is severely lacking in good faith and repeatedly violating the basic principles of human rights and humanitarian law,” Thailand’s Foreign Ministry said separately.What sparked the conflictThe fighting erupted after Thailand recalled its ambassador to Cambodia late on Wednesday and announced the expulsion of Cambodia’s ambassador to Bangkok. A Thai soldier had earlier lost a limb when he was struck by a landmine that Bangkok said had recently been planted in the disputed area.Thailand and Cambodia have disputed sovereignty over various unmarked points along their 817-kilometer land border for more than a century. This has led to years of clashes and at least a dozen deaths, including a week-long exchange of artillery fire in 2011.Tensions escalated in May after a Cambodian soldier was killed in a gunfight that escalated into a full-blown diplomatic crisis and has now escalated into armed clashes.Clashes between Thailand and Cambodia along the disputed border escalated on July 24. The shelling killed civilians, including a child.The next day, Thailand and Cambodia exchanged heavy artillery shelling, despite calls from the region and the world for an immediate ceasefire. At least 16 people have been killed in an escalation of border conflictAmid an escalation of the border conflict with Cambodia, Thailand has declared martial law in eight districts in two provinces.