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Zaher Ibrahim

A American-Palestinian youth having endured a nine-month period in imprisonment by Israel without being charged has been freed.

The teenager Mohammed Ibrahim had just turned 15 when he was arrested last February within the occupied West Bank, where he was visiting from his Florida home accused of stone-throwing toward Israeli settlers, claims he consistently denied.

United States authorities expressed satisfaction with the teenager's freedom.

Now sixteen years old, needed medical care right after being freed, according to close relatives.

According to them, he appears showing signs of malnutrition, while battling health issues acquired while detained.

Through an official statement, the youth's uncle expressed the family's "tremendous relief".

The uncle, Zeyad Kadur described how relatives endured "enduring a dreadful, continuous nightmare" during the entire detention period.

"Currently, we are focused on getting Mohammed prompt healthcare he requires after experiencing mistreatment by authorities and cruel circumstances for months."

The state department announced ongoing to provide consular support to the teenager's relatives.

{"The Trump Administration has no higher priority to ensuring the safety of American nationals"," the department emphasized.

Several congressional representatives had signed a letter to diplomatic officials and the administration, requesting additional efforts to release him.

Mr Ibrahim, parent of four children operating an ice cream shop in Florida, had earlier stated his son only confessed about rock throwing due to physical abuse.

The father hadn't visited or spoken to Mohammed since the arrest, receiving updates exclusively what had happened to him through judicial records.

Mohammed was held absent formal charges within Ofer penitentiary throughout the occupied territory.

Additionally housing adult prisoners, some of whom have been convicted of serious terrorism offences and murder.

An estimated 350 Palestinian child security detainees being held in Israeli jails, according to the Israeli Prison Service.

Many have never been charged while advocacy organizations, including UN bodies, say some have suffered abuse and torture.

Following Mohammed's release, Mr Kadur said relatives would persist in advocating for justice for his cousin Sayfollah Musallet.

This young American-Palestinian per medical officials was beaten to death by radical settlers during a confrontation in July.

Initially, military authorities reported officials were investigating accounts of a Palestinian had been killed.

Mohammed and Sayfollah had worked together in the family ice cream shop in Tampa, Florida.

No indictments occurred for the cousin's murder.

"We anticipate the American government to protect our families," family representatives emphasized.