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Zaher Ibrahim

A Palestinian-American teenager after completing nine months in imprisonment by Israel without charge has been freed.

The teenager Mohammed Ibrahim had just turned 15 during his detention last February in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, during a family visit on holiday from Florida for allegedly throwing stones at Jewish settlers, which he previously denied.

The US state department said it welcomed the news of Mohammed's release.

Currently aged sixteen, needed medical care for treatment immediately after release, according to close relatives.

Family described him as pale, underweight, while battling health issues acquired while detained.

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" during the entire detention period.

"At this moment, our priority is providing Mohammed with the immediate medical attention he requires following exposure to mistreatment by authorities and cruel circumstances throughout his detention."

The state department said it would continue to extend consular services for the Ibrahim family.

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

Several congressional representatives endorsed a document to diplomatic officials and the White House, requesting additional efforts for his freedom.

Mr Ibrahim, with four children who runs an ice cream business from Florida, previously claimed his child admitted guilt about rock throwing after being assaulted by soldiers.

He had not seen or communicated with his son since February, and only heard what had happened to him via legal paperwork.

Mohammed was held lacking indictment in Ofer prison throughout the occupied territory.

It is also home to mature inmates, featuring prisoners sentenced regarding severe security violations and murder.

There are around 350 Palestinian child security detainees being held in Israeli jails, based on prison authority data.

Many have never been charged along with monitoring agencies, and international organizations, say some have suffered abuse and torture.

Subsequent to his liberation, family representatives announced the family would also continue fighting demanding accountability for their family member Sayfollah Musallet.

The dual national youth who the Palestinian health ministry said was beaten to death by Israeli settlers during a confrontation last July.

At the time, military authorities reported officials were investigating accounts of a Palestinian was deceased.

The two cousins were employed together in the family ice cream shop in Tampa, Florida.

No indictments occurred with Sayfollah's killing.

"We expect the American government to safeguard our relatives," family representatives emphasized.