(Bloomberg) -- Yemen’s military committee has suspended peace talks with Shiite Houthi rebels in Amman following a military offensive in Taiz that left dozens dead and injured according to Saba, the government-controlled news agency.

Citing a statement, Saba said the Houthi rebel fighters launched a massive offensive on the government forces posts in Al-Dhabab, west of Taiz in a bid to “block the last main outlet for Taiz, which has been under siege for seven years.” The committee also said that despite a UN-sponsored truce, the Houthis continue daily violations, including using drones, firing ballistic missiles and redeploying and mobilizing forces.

The two-month truce was first enforced on April 2 and renewed for another two months on June 2, and also on August 2 will expire on October 2. The latest talks have covered extending the truce and opening up the roads. Since April, fuel ships have been accessing Hodiedah port, and a limited number of commercial flights resumed from Sana’a airport while Houthis refused to open up roads in Taiz.

Despite hundreds of reported violations, the truce has held with no cross-border attacks from Houthis or air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition.

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