At least 68 people were killed near the northern town of Haradh, which was overrun by forces loyal to President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi on Thursday, military and tribal sources said.
The casualties were 28 troops and 40 Shiite Houthi rebels, with another 50 Houthis and 40 loyalists wounded.
Meanwhile, loyalist forces were within 40 kilometres of rebel-held capital Sana’a as they pressed their advance against the Houthi insurgents, military sources said.
The operations took place despite the UN-brokered ceasefire that has been repeatedly violated since it came into force as the UN-sponsored talks opened on Tuesday in Bern, Switzerland.
The United Nations confirmed that Sunday would be the last day of the talks being held in Bern.
The United Nations special envoy in Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, said he was “deeply concerned at the numerous reports of violations of the cessation of hostilities”.
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