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Zaher Ibrahim

A Palestinian-American adolescent after completing a nine-month period in Israel's custody without charge gained freedom.

The teenager Mohammed Ibrahim was 15 when he was arrested this past winter throughout the West Bank territory, during a family visit on holiday from Florida accused of stone-throwing toward Israeli settlers, allegations he repeatedly contested.

United States authorities applauded the teenager's freedom.

Now sixteen years old, was taken to hospital upon gaining freedom, relatives told the media.

Family described him as showing signs of malnutrition, and experiencing medical problems developed during imprisonment.

In a statement, the youth's uncle conveyed their "overwhelming sense of relief".

Family member Zeyad Kadur described how relatives endured "living a horrific and endless nightmare" over the last nine months.

"Right now, we are focused on providing Mohammed with the immediate medical attention he needs after experiencing mistreatment by authorities and cruel circumstances over several months."

The state department stated they would maintain to offer diplomatic assistance for the Ibrahim family.

{"American leadership considers paramount to the protection and welfare of US citizens"," officials stated.

Twenty-seven US lawmakers endorsed a document to US authorities and the administration, demanding more be done to release him.

Mr Ibrahim, parent of four children managing a frozen treats business in Florida, previously said his son only confessed regarding stone throwing due to physical abuse.

There were no visits or communicated with his son since February, receiving updates exclusively what had happened to him through judicial records.

Mohammed was held without charge in Ofer prison on the West Bank.

The facility also contains adult prisoners, featuring prisoners sentenced of serious terrorism offences and homicide.

An estimated 350 Palestinian child security detainees being held in Israeli jails, based on prison authority data.

Several lack formal charges while advocacy organizations, as well as the United Nations, document cases involving mistreatment and torture.

Following Mohammed's release, Mr Kadur said the family would also continue fighting demanding accountability for their family member their cousin Sayfollah.

This young American-Palestinian who the Palestinian health ministry said succumbed to assault by radical settlers following tensions last July.

During that period, military authorities reported officials were investigating information regarding a civilian had died.

Both young men collaborated within the family's frozen treats establishment from Tampa.

No one has been charged with Sayfollah's killing.

"We anticipate the American government to safeguard our relatives," the uncle stated.