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Zaher Ibrahim

An Palestinian-American teenager having endured nine months in Israeli detention without being charged has been freed.

The teenager Mohammed Ibrahim was fifteen years old when he was arrested this past winter within the occupied West Bank, where he was visiting while residing in Florida under suspicion of rock throwing against settlement residents, claims he consistently denied.

American diplomatic officials applauded Mohammed's liberation.

Currently aged sixteen, was taken to hospital for treatment immediately after release, family members reported.

According to them, he appears pale, underweight, while battling health issues developed during imprisonment.

Via family representatives, family spokesperson spoke of the family's "immense relief".

The uncle, Zeyad Kadur said the family had been "living a horrific and endless nightmare" over the last nine months.

"At this moment, we're concentrating on ensuring Mohammed receives urgent medical care he requires after experiencing mistreatment by authorities and brutal treatment for months."

US officials stated they would maintain to provide consular support to the teenager's relatives.

{"US government authorities gives utmost importance than the safety and security for United States citizens"," the department emphasized.

Several congressional representatives submitted a formal letter to the state department and the White House, demanding more be done for his freedom.

Mohammed's parent, with four children operating an ice cream shop in Florida, had earlier stated his son only confessed to throwing stones because the soldiers beat him.

The father hadn't visited or spoken to Mohammed since the arrest, receiving updates exclusively about his son's condition through judicial records.

He stayed absent formal charges in Ofer prison on the West Bank.

The facility also contains grown detainees, some of whom have been convicted of serious terrorism offences including killings.

There are around several hundred young Palestinian detainees being held in Israeli jails, according to the Israeli Prison Service.

Numerous remain uncharged while advocacy organizations, including UN bodies, say some have suffered mistreatment and torture.

After the teenager's freedom, the uncle stated the family would also continue fighting demanding accountability for their family member Sayfollah Musallet.

The dual national youth who the Palestinian health ministry said was beaten to death by settlement residents following tensions during summer.

During that period, the Israeli military said they were examining information regarding a civilian had been killed.

Both young men had worked together in the family ice cream shop based in Florida.

No one has been charged regarding Sayfollah's death.

"We expect US authorities to protect our families," family representatives emphasized.