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Zaher Ibrahim

A American-Palestinian teenager having endured a nine-month period in imprisonment by Israel without charge gained freedom.

Mohammed Ibrahim was 15 when he was arrested this past winter within the occupied West Bank, during a family visit on holiday from Florida accused of stone-throwing against settlement residents, allegations he repeatedly contested.

American diplomatic officials applauded the news of Mohammed's release.

Now sixteen years old, needed medical care right after being freed, according to close relatives.

According to them, he appears pale, underweight, while battling health issues acquired while detained.

Through an official statement, Mohammed's uncle expressed the family's "tremendous relief".

Zeyad Kadur said the family had been "living a horrific and endless nightmare" over the last nine months.

"At this moment, we're concentrating on ensuring Mohammed receives urgent medical care he requires following exposure to Israel's abuse and brutal treatment throughout his detention."

US officials announced ongoing to offer diplomatic assistance to the teenager's relatives.

{"The Trump Administration gives utmost importance to the protection and welfare of American nationals"," it added.

Twenty-seven US lawmakers had signed a letter to diplomatic officials and the White House, urging greater action to release him.

Mohammed's parent, parent of four children managing a frozen treats business from Florida, had earlier stated his child admitted guilt regarding stone throwing after being assaulted by soldiers.

He had not seen nor direct contact following the detention, learning information solely what had happened to him through judicial records.

He stayed absent formal charges within Ofer penitentiary on the West Bank.

It is also home to grown detainees, including individuals found guilty for major terrorist activities and murder.

An estimated 350 Palestinian child security detainees being held in Israeli jails, based on prison authority data.

Numerous remain uncharged and human rights groups, including UN bodies, report instances of abuse and torture.

Following Mohammed's release, family representatives announced the family would also continue fighting demanding accountability for their family member Sayfollah Musallet.

This young American-Palestinian who the Palestinian health ministry said succumbed to assault by radical settlers during a confrontation during summer.

At the time, the Israeli military said authorities were looking into reports a Palestinian civilian had been killed.

Mohammed and Sayfollah 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 safeguard our relatives," Mr Kadur said.