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Zaher Ibrahim

A Palestinian-American teenager having endured 270 days in imprisonment by Israel without being charged gained freedom.

The teenager Mohammed Ibrahim was fifteen years old during his detention this past winter within the occupied West Bank, where he was visiting while residing in Florida for allegedly throwing stones at Jewish settlers, which he previously denied.

The US state department applauded Mohammed's liberation.

Now sixteen years old, was taken to hospital for treatment immediately after release, according to close relatives.

They said he is pale, underweight, and is suffering from conditions developed during imprisonment.

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

Family member Zeyad Kadur stated the family experienced "surviving a terrible, unending nightmare" over the last nine months.

"Currently, we're concentrating on ensuring Mohammed receives urgent medical care he requires after experiencing harsh conditions and brutal treatment over several months."

American authorities said it would continue to provide consular support to the teenager's relatives.

{"The Trump Administration has no higher priority to the protection and welfare of American nationals"," it added.

Twenty-seven US lawmakers endorsed a document to the state department and the White House, requesting additional efforts to release him.

Mr Ibrahim, a father-of-four operating an ice cream shop from Florida, had earlier stated his son only confessed about rock throwing after being assaulted by soldiers.

The father hadn't visited nor direct contact since February, and only heard regarding the treatment through judicial records.

Mohammed was held absent formal charges within Ofer penitentiary throughout the occupied territory.

It is also home to grown detainees, including individuals found guilty of serious terrorism offences and homicide.

Approximately 350 Palestinian minors in security custody currently imprisoned in Israel, according to the Israeli Prison Service.

Several lack formal charges while advocacy organizations, as well as the United Nations, document cases involving abuse and torture.

After the teenager's freedom, Mr Kadur said relatives would persist in advocating for justice for his cousin their cousin Sayfollah.

The 20-year-old dual US citizen who the Palestinian health ministry said died from beating by radical settlers amid clashes last July.

During that period, defense forces stated they were examining accounts of a Palestinian had been killed.

The two cousins had worked together in the family ice cream shop from Tampa.

No indictments occurred for the cousin's murder.

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