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Zaher Ibrahim

An American-Palestinian adolescent having endured nine months in Israeli detention without being charged was released.

Mohammed Ibrahim had just turned 15 when he was arrested 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.

American diplomatic officials applauded Mohammed's liberation.

Currently aged sixteen, needed medical care upon gaining freedom, according to close relatives.

Family described him as pale, underweight, while battling health issues developed during imprisonment.

In a statement, the youth's uncle expressed the family's "overwhelming sense of relief".

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

"At this moment, our priority is providing Mohammed with prompt healthcare he requires following exposure to harsh conditions and brutal treatment throughout his detention."

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

{"US government authorities considers paramount than the safety and security of American nationals"," officials stated.

Twenty-seven US lawmakers submitted a formal letter to the state department and the White House, demanding more be done to secure his release.

Mohammed's parent, a father-of-four managing a frozen treats business from Florida, previously said his son only confessed regarding stone throwing after being assaulted by soldiers.

The father hadn't visited or spoken to Mohammed following the detention, and only heard what had happened to him through judicial records.

He stayed without charge at Ofer detention facility on the West Bank.

The facility also contains mature inmates, some of whom have been convicted for major terrorist activities including killings.

There are around 350 Palestinian minors in security custody being held in Israeli jails, based on prison authority data.

Several lack formal charges and human rights groups, as well as the United Nations, document cases involving physical abuse and torture.

After the teenager's freedom, the uncle stated they would maintain their efforts demanding accountability for their family member family member Sayfollah.

The 20-year-old dual US citizen according to health authorities was beaten to death by radical settlers following tensions during summer.

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

Both young men had worked together at their family's ice cream business from Tampa.

No one has been charged regarding Sayfollah's death.

"We demand the American government to protect our families," the uncle stated.