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Zaher Ibrahim

A Palestinian-American youth after completing nine months in Israel's custody without being charged has been freed.

The teenager Mohammed Ibrahim was fifteen years old at the time of his arrest in February within the occupied West Bank, during a family visit while residing in Florida under suspicion of rock throwing at Jewish settlers, claims he consistently denied.

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

Mohammed, now 16, was taken to hospital for treatment immediately after release, according to close relatives.

Family described him as visibly pale and thin, and is suffering from conditions contracted in captivity.

In a statement, family spokesperson expressed the family's "overwhelming sense of relief".

Zeyad Kadur described how relatives endured "living a horrific and endless nightmare" over the last nine months.

"Right now, our priority is ensuring Mohammed receives the immediate medical attention he needs after being subjected to harsh conditions and inhumane conditions for months."

The state department stated they would maintain to extend consular services for the Ibrahim family.

{"US government authorities considers paramount to ensuring the safety for United States citizens"," officials stated.

A group of American legislators had signed a letter to US authorities and President Donald Trump, demanding more be done for his freedom.

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

He had not seen or spoken to Mohammed since the arrest, and only heard what had happened to him via legal paperwork.

He stayed without charge in Ofer prison in the West Bank.

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

An estimated 350 Palestinian minors in security custody currently imprisoned in Israel, per correctional service statistics.

Many have never been charged and human rights groups, and international organizations, say some have suffered mistreatment and torture.

Subsequent to his liberation, Mr Kadur said relatives would persist in advocating demanding accountability for their family member family member Sayfollah.

This young American-Palestinian who the Palestinian health ministry said was beaten to death by settlement residents following tensions in July.

At the time, defense forces stated authorities were looking into accounts of a Palestinian had been killed.

Mohammed and Sayfollah were employed together at their family's ice cream business based in Florida.

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

"We demand United States leadership to protect our families," family representatives emphasized.