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Zaher Ibrahim

An Palestinian-American adolescent having endured a nine-month period in Israel's custody without being charged has been freed.

The teenager Mohammed Ibrahim was fifteen years old when he was arrested this past winter throughout the West Bank territory, where he was visiting on holiday from Florida for allegedly throwing stones at Jewish settlers, claims he consistently denied.

The US state department said it welcomed Mohammed's liberation.

Mohammed, now 16, needed medical care right after being freed, family members reported.

They said he is showing signs of malnutrition, and experiencing medical problems developed during imprisonment.

Via family representatives, family spokesperson expressed the family's "overwhelming sense of relief".

Family member Zeyad Kadur described how relatives endured "enduring a dreadful, continuous nightmare" over the last nine months.

"Currently, we're concentrating on getting Mohammed urgent medical care he needs following exposure to Israel's abuse and cruel circumstances throughout his detention."

American authorities stated they would maintain to extend consular services for the Ibrahim family.

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

A group of American legislators had signed a letter to diplomatic officials and the administration, requesting additional efforts for his freedom.

Mohammed's parent, a father-of-four managing a frozen treats business from Florida, had earlier stated his son only confessed to throwing stones because the soldiers beat him.

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

The teenager remained without charge within Ofer penitentiary in the West Bank.

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

Approximately several hundred young Palestinian detainees being held in Israeli jails, per correctional service statistics.

Numerous remain uncharged while advocacy organizations, including UN bodies, say some have suffered abuse and torture.

After the teenager's freedom, Mr Kadur said they would maintain their efforts demanding accountability for their family member family member Sayfollah.

The dual national youth who the Palestinian health ministry said died from beating by settlement residents during a confrontation in July.

During that period, the Israeli military said officials were investigating accounts of a Palestinian was deceased.

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

No one has been charged for the cousin's murder.

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