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Zaher Ibrahim

A Palestinian-American youth after completing a nine-month period in Israeli detention without charge gained freedom.

Mohammed Ibrahim was 15 during his detention last February in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, while he was vacationing from his Florida home for allegedly throwing stones toward Israeli settlers, allegations he repeatedly contested.

The US state department applauded the teenager's freedom.

Now sixteen years old, was taken to hospital right after being freed, according to close relatives.

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

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

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

"At this moment, we're concentrating on getting Mohammed the immediate medical attention he requires after experiencing harsh conditions and inhumane conditions over several months."

The state department announced ongoing to extend consular services for the Ibrahim family.

{"American leadership has no higher priority to ensuring the safety of American nationals"," it added.

A group of American legislators endorsed a document to diplomatic officials and the White House, requesting additional efforts to release him.

Mr Ibrahim, with four children managing a frozen treats business based in Tampa, had earlier stated Mohammed acknowledged allegations about rock throwing because the soldiers beat him.

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

He stayed without charge within Ofer penitentiary in the West Bank.

It is also home to adult prisoners, featuring prisoners sentenced of serious terrorism offences and homicide.

An estimated 350 Palestinian child security detainees being held in Israeli jails, per correctional service statistics.

Several lack formal charges along with monitoring agencies, including UN bodies, document cases involving abuse and torture.

Subsequent to his liberation, Mr Kadur said relatives would persist in advocating 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 during summer.

During that period, military authorities reported they were examining accounts of a Palestinian was deceased.

Both young men collaborated at their family's ice cream business from Tampa.

No indictments occurred regarding Sayfollah's death.

"We expect the American government to safeguard our relatives," family representatives emphasized.