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Zaher Ibrahim

An Palestinian-American adolescent who spent 270 days in Israeli detention without charge has been freed.

The teenager Mohammed Ibrahim was 15 at the time of his arrest this past winter throughout the West Bank territory, during a family visit while residing in Florida accused of stone-throwing against settlement residents, which he previously denied.

United States authorities applauded the teenager's freedom.

Currently aged sixteen, required hospitalization right after being freed, family members reported.

According to them, he appears showing signs of malnutrition, while battling health issues developed during imprisonment.

Via family representatives, Mohammed's uncle spoke of the family's "immense relief".

Family member Zeyad Kadur stated the family experienced "living a horrific and endless nightmare" throughout the past nine months.

"At this moment, we are focused on providing Mohammed with the immediate medical attention he needs following exposure to Israel's abuse and inhumane conditions over several months."

The state department said it would continue to provide consular support to Mohammed's family.

{"US government authorities considers paramount to the protection and welfare of US citizens"," officials stated.

Twenty-seven US lawmakers endorsed a document to the state department and the White House, urging greater action to secure his release.

Mr Ibrahim, a father-of-four who runs an ice cream business based in Tampa, previously said Mohammed acknowledged allegations to throwing stones because the soldiers beat him.

The father hadn't visited or spoken to Mohammed since the arrest, learning information solely regarding the treatment via legal paperwork.

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

The facility also contains mature inmates, featuring prisoners sentenced of serious terrorism offences and murder.

An estimated 350 Palestinian minors in security custody being held in Israeli jails, according to the Israeli Prison Service.

Several lack formal charges along with monitoring agencies, including UN bodies, say some have suffered abuse and torture.

Subsequent to his liberation, Mr Kadur said they would maintain their efforts for justice for his cousin Sayfollah Musallet.

The dual national youth according to health authorities died from beating by Israeli settlers amid clashes last July.

At the time, defense forces stated they were examining reports a Palestinian civilian had been killed.

Mohammed and Sayfollah had worked together within the family's frozen treats establishment from Tampa.

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

"We demand US authorities to protect our families," family representatives emphasized.