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Zaher Ibrahim

A Palestinian-American teenager after completing nine months in imprisonment by Israel without charge has been freed.

The teenager Mohammed Ibrahim was 15 during his detention in February throughout the West Bank territory, where he was visiting from his Florida home under suspicion of rock throwing at Jewish settlers, which he previously denied.

United States authorities said it welcomed the teenager's freedom.

Now sixteen years old, needed medical care right after being freed, according to close relatives.

They said he is showing signs of malnutrition, and experiencing medical problems contracted in captivity.

Through an official statement, the youth's uncle expressed the family's "immense relief".

The uncle, Zeyad Kadur described how relatives endured "living a horrific and endless nightmare" during the entire detention period.

"At this moment, our priority is ensuring Mohammed receives urgent medical care he needs following exposure to mistreatment by authorities and brutal treatment over several months."

The state department stated they would maintain to extend consular services to Mohammed's family.

{"American leadership has no higher priority to ensuring the safety for United States citizens"," it added.

A group of American legislators endorsed a document to diplomatic officials and the administration, urging greater action to secure his release.

Mohammed's parent, a father-of-four managing a frozen treats business based in Tampa, previously claimed his son only confessed regarding stone throwing because the soldiers beat him.

The father hadn't visited or spoken to Mohammed since the arrest, learning information solely about his son's condition in detention through court documents.

The teenager remained absent formal charges within Ofer penitentiary on the West Bank.

Additionally housing mature inmates, including individuals found guilty for major terrorist activities including killings.

An estimated several hundred young Palestinian detainees currently imprisoned in Israel, based on prison authority data.

Several lack formal charges along with monitoring agencies, as well as the United Nations, report instances of abuse and torture.

Subsequent to his liberation, the uncle stated relatives would persist in advocating seeking justice for their relative Sayfollah Musallet.

The 20-year-old dual US citizen per medical officials was beaten to death by radical settlers amid clashes during summer.

At the time, defense forces stated they were examining information regarding a civilian had died.

Both young men collaborated within the family's frozen treats establishment based in Florida.

No indictments occurred for the cousin's murder.

"We demand United States leadership to protect our families," Mr Kadur said.