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Zaher Ibrahim

An Palestinian-American teenager having endured nine months in Israeli detention without charge was released.

Mohammed Ibrahim was 15 during his detention this past winter in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, while he was vacationing while residing in Florida under suspicion of rock throwing at Jewish settlers, allegations he repeatedly contested.

United States authorities expressed satisfaction with Mohammed's liberation.

Now sixteen years old, required hospitalization upon gaining freedom, according to close relatives.

According to them, he appears pale, underweight, and experiencing medical problems contracted in captivity.

In a statement, family spokesperson spoke of the family's "immense relief".

The uncle, Zeyad Kadur said the family had been "surviving a terrible, unending nightmare" during the entire detention period.

"Right now, our priority is ensuring Mohammed receives the immediate medical attention he requires following exposure to harsh conditions and inhumane conditions over several months."

American authorities stated they would maintain to offer diplomatic assistance to Mohammed's family.

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

A group of American legislators had signed a letter to US authorities and the White House, demanding more be done for his freedom.

The father, parent of four children operating an ice cream shop in Florida, previously said his child admitted guilt to throwing stones because the soldiers beat him.

There were no visits or spoken to Mohammed since the arrest, receiving updates exclusively about his son's condition in detention through court documents.

He stayed without charge within Ofer penitentiary on the West Bank.

Additionally housing mature inmates, some of whom have been convicted for major terrorist activities and homicide.

There are around several hundred young Palestinian detainees currently imprisoned in Israel, based on prison authority data.

Several lack formal charges while advocacy organizations, and international organizations, report instances of abuse and torture.

After the teenager's freedom, family representatives announced the family would also continue fighting demanding accountability for their family member family member Sayfollah.

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

At the time, the Israeli military said they were examining accounts of a Palestinian was deceased.

The two cousins had worked together within the family's frozen treats establishment based in Florida.

No one has been charged regarding Sayfollah's death.

"We demand US authorities to ensure our family's safety," family representatives emphasized.