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Zaher Ibrahim

An American-Palestinian teenager having endured 270 days in Israeli detention absent formal charges has been freed.

Mohammed Ibrahim had just turned 15 at the time of his arrest last February within the occupied West Bank, during a family visit from his Florida home accused of stone-throwing toward Israeli settlers, allegations he repeatedly contested.

American diplomatic officials expressed satisfaction with Mohammed's liberation.

Now sixteen years old, needed medical care upon gaining freedom, relatives told the media.

According to them, he appears visibly pale and thin, and is suffering from conditions developed during imprisonment.

Via family representatives, the youth's uncle conveyed their "tremendous relief".

Zeyad Kadur said the family had been "enduring a dreadful, continuous nightmare" over the last nine months.

"Currently, we're concentrating on providing Mohammed with urgent medical care he needs after experiencing Israel's abuse and inhumane conditions over several months."

American authorities said it would continue to extend consular services for the Ibrahim family.

{"The Trump Administration gives utmost importance than the safety and security of American nationals"," officials stated.

Twenty-seven US lawmakers endorsed a document to the state department and the White House, requesting additional efforts for his freedom.

The father, with four children managing a frozen treats business based in Tampa, had earlier stated his son only confessed about rock throwing because the soldiers beat him.

There were no visits nor direct contact since the arrest, learning information solely what had happened to him in detention through court documents.

He stayed absent formal charges in Ofer prison on the West Bank.

It is also home to adult prisoners, featuring prisoners sentenced of serious terrorism offences including killings.

There are around 350 Palestinian minors in security custody currently imprisoned in Israel, based on prison authority data.

Several lack formal charges along with monitoring agencies, as well as the United Nations, document cases involving physical abuse and torture.

Following Mohammed's release, the uncle stated relatives would persist in advocating demanding accountability for their family member family member Sayfollah.

This young American-Palestinian according to health authorities was beaten to death by radical settlers during a confrontation during summer.

At the time, the Israeli military said they were examining reports a Palestinian civilian had been killed.

Both young men had worked together in the family ice cream shop from Tampa.

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

"We demand United States leadership to protect our families," the uncle stated.