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Zaher Ibrahim

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

The teenager Mohammed Ibrahim was 15 during his detention this past winter in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, during a family visit from his Florida home accused of stone-throwing toward Israeli settlers, allegations he repeatedly contested.

United States authorities expressed satisfaction with Mohammed's liberation.

Mohammed, now 16, was taken to hospital upon gaining freedom, according to close relatives.

According to them, he appears showing signs of malnutrition, and experiencing medical problems acquired while detained.

Through an official statement, Mohammed's uncle spoke of the family's "overwhelming sense of relief".

Zeyad Kadur described how relatives endured "surviving a terrible, unending nightmare" over the last nine months.

"Right now, we are focused on getting Mohammed prompt healthcare he needs following exposure to Israel's abuse and inhumane conditions over several months."

The state department announced ongoing to extend consular services to the teenager's relatives.

{"American leadership has no higher priority to the protection and welfare for United States citizens"," the department emphasized.

Several congressional representatives submitted a formal letter to diplomatic officials and the White House, urging greater action to secure his release.

Mr Ibrahim, with four children who runs an ice cream business in Florida, previously said his son only confessed regarding stone throwing because the soldiers beat him.

There were no visits or communicated with his son since the arrest, receiving updates exclusively regarding the treatment through judicial records.

The teenager remained lacking indictment within Ofer penitentiary throughout the occupied territory.

Additionally housing adult prisoners, some of whom have been convicted regarding severe security violations including killings.

Approximately 350 Palestinian child security detainees currently imprisoned in Israel, per correctional service statistics.

Several lack formal charges and human rights groups, and international organizations, document cases involving abuse and torture.

Following Mohammed's release, Mr Kadur said relatives would persist in advocating demanding accountability for their family member family member Sayfollah.

The 20-year-old dual US citizen per medical officials succumbed to assault by settlement residents following tensions in July.

At the time, the Israeli military said officials were investigating accounts of a Palestinian had been killed.

Both young men had worked together within the family's frozen treats establishment based in Florida.

No charges have been filed for the cousin's murder.

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