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Zaher Ibrahim

An American-Palestinian adolescent who spent 270 days in imprisonment by Israel without being charged was released.

The teenager Mohammed Ibrahim was fifteen years old at the time of his arrest last February within the occupied West Bank, during a family visit on holiday from Florida under suspicion of rock throwing toward Israeli settlers, allegations he repeatedly contested.

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

Now sixteen years old, required hospitalization right after being freed, relatives told the media.

According to them, he appears visibly pale and thin, and is suffering from conditions acquired while detained.

Through an official statement, the youth's uncle conveyed their "tremendous relief".

The uncle, Zeyad Kadur stated the family experienced "living a horrific and endless nightmare" during the entire detention period.

"At this moment, we are focused on ensuring Mohammed receives the immediate medical attention he needs after being subjected to Israel's abuse and brutal treatment over several months."

American authorities stated they would maintain to offer diplomatic assistance for the Ibrahim family.

{"American leadership considers paramount to ensuring the safety of US citizens"," the department emphasized.

Twenty-seven US lawmakers had signed a letter to US authorities and the administration, urging greater action to release him.

Mohammed's parent, with four children managing a frozen treats business from Florida, previously said his son only confessed regarding stone throwing because the soldiers beat him.

He had not seen or spoken to Mohammed following the detention, receiving updates exclusively about his son's condition in detention through court documents.

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

The facility also contains grown detainees, some of whom have been convicted regarding severe security violations and homicide.

There are around 350 Palestinian child security detainees detained within Israeli facilities, based on prison authority data.

Several lack formal charges along with monitoring agencies, including UN bodies, report instances of physical abuse and torture.

Following Mohammed's release, Mr Kadur said the family would also continue fighting seeking justice for their relative family member Sayfollah.

The dual national youth per medical officials succumbed to assault by settlement residents amid clashes last July.

At the time, military authorities reported they were examining accounts of a Palestinian was deceased.

The two cousins were employed together at their family's ice cream business from Tampa.

No indictments occurred for the cousin's murder.

"We expect US authorities to protect our families," Mr Kadur said.