Displaced Thais gathered in a shelter in Surin on Thursday said they were skeptical that another round of negotiations can again halt the intensifying conflict with Cambodia.

Many were forced to abandon their homes to seek shelter miles away.

When fighting broke out between Thailand and Cambodia in July, diplomatic arm-twisting forced the warring neighbors to agree a truce.

That’s now broken down with days of resumed cross-border shelling and infantry clashes.

Three Thai civilians were killed as heavy combat continued along the country's border with Cambodia, the Thai military said Thursday, marking the country's first civilian fatalities since the fighting resumed.

Several hundred people, mostly Thai farming families, have huddled at a temporary shelter, trying to keep to domestic routines.

"We make so many agreements and they didn’t work and the soldiers from the other side keep provoking our forces," said displaced farmer Phayom Yuanjit.

Near the border with Thailand in Cambodia, life for Cambodian evacuees has taken on a rugged rhythm. Many Cambodians said Thursday that they left in a hurry after hearing shots on Monday, seeking refuge mostly in an open field.

The renewed fighting between the Southeast Asian neighbors drove tens of thousands of people to flee border areas in both Thailand and Cambodia.

AP video shot by Jerry Harmer/ Sopheng Cheang /Heng Sinith.