Syrian Vice-President Faruq Al Shara announced on 30 September that the Israeli target was the Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands, but the center itself immediately denied this.
Sirijski potpredsjenik Faruk al-Šara je 30. rujna objavio da je izraelska meta bila arapski centar za školovanje o suhim područjima i pustinjskim zemljama, ali je sam centar to odmah opovrgnuo.