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Zaher Ibrahim

A American-Palestinian teenager after completing nine months in Israeli detention without charge gained freedom.

The teenager Mohammed Ibrahim was fifteen years old during his detention this past winter throughout the West Bank territory, while he was vacationing while residing in Florida under suspicion of rock throwing against settlement residents, allegations he repeatedly contested.

The US state department expressed satisfaction with the news of Mohammed's release.

Currently aged sixteen, required hospitalization upon gaining freedom, family members reported.

According to them, he appears visibly pale and thin, while battling health issues acquired while detained.

Via family representatives, Mohammed's uncle conveyed their "overwhelming sense of relief".

Family member Zeyad Kadur stated the family experienced "enduring a dreadful, continuous nightmare" over the last nine months.

"At this moment, we're concentrating on providing Mohammed with urgent medical care he needs after experiencing Israel's abuse and inhumane conditions over several months."

US officials announced ongoing to provide consular support to Mohammed's family.

{"The Trump Administration gives utmost importance than the safety and security for United States citizens"," officials stated.

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

Mohammed's parent, a father-of-four who runs an ice cream business from Florida, previously said his child admitted guilt regarding stone throwing because the soldiers beat him.

The father hadn't visited or spoken to Mohammed since February, and only heard about his son's condition in detention through court documents.

He stayed without charge in Ofer prison on the West Bank.

It is also home to grown detainees, featuring prisoners sentenced for major terrorist activities and homicide.

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

Numerous remain uncharged while advocacy organizations, as well as the United Nations, say some have suffered mistreatment and torture.

Subsequent to his liberation, the uncle stated the family would also continue fighting seeking justice for their relative their cousin Sayfollah.

The dual national youth who the Palestinian health ministry said died from beating by Israeli settlers during a confrontation last July.

At the time, the Israeli military said officials were investigating information regarding a civilian had died.

Mohammed and Sayfollah had worked together within the family's frozen treats establishment in Tampa, Florida.

No one has been charged with Sayfollah's killing.

"We anticipate US authorities to safeguard our relatives," family representatives emphasized.