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Zaher Ibrahim

An Palestinian-American teenager who spent nine months in Israeli detention absent formal charges was released.

The teenager Mohammed Ibrahim was fifteen years old at the time of his arrest this past winter throughout the West Bank territory, while he was vacationing while residing in Florida for allegedly throwing stones toward Israeli settlers, allegations he repeatedly contested.

The US state department expressed satisfaction with Mohammed's liberation.

Now sixteen years old, required hospitalization for treatment immediately after release, according to close relatives.

According to them, he appears visibly pale and thin, and experiencing medical problems developed during imprisonment.

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

Family member Zeyad Kadur described how relatives endured "enduring a dreadful, continuous nightmare" during the entire detention period.

"Currently, we are focused on providing Mohammed with the immediate medical attention he requires following exposure to mistreatment by authorities and brutal treatment throughout his detention."

American authorities said it would continue to provide consular support for the Ibrahim family.

{"US government authorities gives utmost importance than the safety and security of US citizens"," officials stated.

A group of American legislators endorsed a document to US authorities and the White House, requesting additional efforts for his freedom.

Mohammed's parent, with four children managing a frozen treats business from Florida, previously claimed his child admitted guilt to throwing stones after being assaulted by soldiers.

He had not seen nor direct contact following the detention, and only heard what had happened to him via legal paperwork.

Mohammed was held lacking indictment in Ofer prison on the West Bank.

It is also home to grown detainees, including individuals found guilty regarding severe security violations including killings.

Approximately several hundred young Palestinian detainees detained within Israeli facilities, 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.

Subsequent to his liberation, family representatives announced they would maintain their efforts for justice for his cousin Sayfollah Musallet.

This young American-Palestinian who the Palestinian health ministry said was beaten to death by radical settlers during a confrontation last July.

During that period, the Israeli military said authorities were looking into information regarding a civilian was deceased.

The two cousins had worked together within the family's frozen treats establishment in Tampa, Florida.

No charges have been filed for the cousin's murder.

"We expect the American government to safeguard our relatives," the uncle stated.