The usefulness of the cargo is a tangential issue at best. What is at the heart of the matter is this...
“Does Israel have the right to keep an arms embargo over Gaza?”
If accept that they have that right, then the value of the cargo is immaterial. If you suggest that they do not have that right, then AGAIN the value of the cargo is immaterial.
The principle is that if they allow uninspected ships to unload in Gaza, arms will be shipped to Gaza. The actual presence of arms in this shipment is immaterial to the principle.
Most expiration dates are arbitrary. Companies do not test their drugs until they find a date when they are no longer effective, they merely test their effectiveness until an arbitrary date they pick, and then state they are effective until that date.
The Federal Government did a large study on the efficacy of warehouses of drugs they had left over from WWII. They found that most of the drugs, particularly antibiotics, were still effective for 20 years or more past their expiration date.
“The principle is that if they allow uninspected ships to unload in Gaza, arms will be shipped to Gaza. The actual presence of arms in this shipment is immaterial to the principle.”
I do not object to the arms embargo or inspection of ships. I object to the use of lame rationale to justify it (like saying the meds were expired). Tell it like it is, “we reserve the right to inspect all ships suspected of bringing arms to the bloodthirsty terrorist scum. If they resist they will be fired upon. This is for the protection of our people”. Dont sugarcoat it by pretending to protect the scum from expired meds.