"A number of areas were recaptured by the government forces, with more than 13 Houthi fighters captured during the fighting," the commander said on condition of anonymity.
Supply lines linking the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa and Hodeidah were all cut by government forces, the military source added.
However, sources close to the Houthi group dismissed the pro-government claim as inaccurate, saying warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition launched more than 40 airstrikes and randomly destroyed infrastructure in Hodeidah.
The Houthi rebels confronted the government offensives by firing a barrage of mortar shells against their military sites in Hodeidah, causing an unknown number of casualties, the Houthi sources noted.
The UN-sponsored talks between the Yemeni warring sides failed on Saturday after two days of delay because of the absence of a delegation representing Houthi rebels.
The fizzled first attempt in two years to negotiate an end to the four-year-long civil war raised increased fears among the Yemeni people about the fate of their impoverished Arab country.
In recent days, the Yemeni government seeks to expel the Houthi rebels out of the strategic port city of Hodeidah militarily despite warnings issued by international humanitarian agencies.
On the other side, the Houthis built many underground trenches and vowed to defend Hodeidah to remain their control of its key port along the Red Sea.
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