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Zaher Ibrahim

An Palestinian-American youth after completing nine months in Israeli detention without charge was released.

The teenager Mohammed Ibrahim was fifteen years old when he was arrested in February throughout the West Bank territory, while he was vacationing on holiday from Florida accused of stone-throwing against settlement residents, allegations he repeatedly contested.

The US state department expressed satisfaction with the teenager's freedom.

Mohammed, now 16, required hospitalization right after being freed, according to close relatives.

According to them, he appears visibly pale and thin, and experiencing medical problems acquired while detained.

Through an official statement, family spokesperson expressed the family's "tremendous relief".

Family member Zeyad Kadur stated the family experienced "surviving a terrible, unending nightmare" during the entire detention period.

"Currently, our priority is getting Mohammed urgent medical care he needs following exposure to harsh conditions and inhumane conditions for months."

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

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

Several congressional representatives had signed a letter to the state department and the administration, requesting additional efforts to secure his release.

Mr Ibrahim, a father-of-four who runs an ice cream business in Florida, previously claimed his son only confessed to throwing stones because the soldiers beat him.

He had not seen or communicated with his son following the detention, learning information solely regarding the treatment through judicial records.

Mohammed was held lacking indictment at Ofer detention facility on the West Bank.

Additionally housing mature inmates, some of whom have been convicted of serious terrorism offences and homicide.

An estimated 350 Palestinian child security detainees currently imprisoned in Israel, according to the Israeli Prison Service.

Many have never been charged while advocacy organizations, as well as the United Nations, say some have suffered physical abuse and torture.

Following Mohammed's release, Mr Kadur said relatives would persist in advocating demanding accountability for their family member their cousin Sayfollah.

The 20-year-old dual US citizen according to health authorities succumbed to assault by radical settlers during a confrontation in July.

During that period, defense forces stated authorities were looking into information regarding a civilian was deceased.

Both young men had worked together within the family's frozen treats establishment in Tampa, Florida.

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

"We anticipate US authorities to ensure our family's safety," Mr Kadur said.