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Zaher Ibrahim

A American-Palestinian youth having endured a nine-month period in imprisonment by Israel without being charged has been freed.

Mohammed Ibrahim was 15 when he was arrested last February throughout the West Bank territory, during a family visit from his Florida home under suspicion of rock throwing against settlement residents, which he previously denied.

United States authorities expressed satisfaction with the teenager's freedom.

Now sixteen years old, was taken to hospital upon gaining freedom, according to close relatives.

They said he is visibly pale and thin, and experiencing medical problems developed during imprisonment.

In a statement, the youth's uncle conveyed their "overwhelming sense of relief".

The uncle, Zeyad Kadur stated the family experienced "enduring a dreadful, continuous nightmare" during the entire detention period.

"Right now, we are focused on ensuring Mohammed receives the immediate medical attention he requires after being subjected to mistreatment by authorities and cruel circumstances over several months."

The state department said it would continue to extend consular services to the teenager's relatives.

{"The Trump Administration has no higher priority to the protection and welfare for United States citizens"," officials stated.

Twenty-seven US lawmakers had signed a letter to the state department and the White House, demanding more be done to release him.

The father, with four children who runs an ice cream business in Florida, previously said Mohammed acknowledged allegations regarding stone throwing because the soldiers beat him.

He had not seen or spoken to Mohammed following the detention, receiving updates exclusively what had happened to him in detention through court documents.

The teenager remained absent formal charges in Ofer prison throughout the occupied territory.

The facility also contains grown detainees, including individuals found guilty for major terrorist activities and homicide.

An estimated 350 Palestinian minors in security custody detained within Israeli facilities, per correctional service statistics.

Several lack formal charges while advocacy organizations, including UN bodies, report instances of physical abuse and torture.

After the teenager's freedom, family representatives announced they would maintain their efforts seeking justice for their relative their cousin Sayfollah.

This young American-Palestinian who the Palestinian health ministry said died from beating by Israeli settlers during a confrontation during summer.

At the time, the Israeli military said officials were investigating information regarding a civilian was deceased.

Mohammed and Sayfollah had worked together in the family ice cream shop in Tampa, Florida.

No indictments occurred for the cousin's murder.

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