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Zaher Ibrahim

An Palestinian-American youth after completing a nine-month period in Israeli detention without being charged has been freed.

Mohammed Ibrahim had just turned 15 when he was arrested in February throughout the West Bank territory, while he was vacationing from his Florida home accused of stone-throwing toward Israeli settlers, allegations he repeatedly contested.

American diplomatic officials expressed satisfaction with Mohammed's liberation.

Currently aged sixteen, was taken to hospital right after being freed, family members reported.

Family described him as pale, underweight, and is suffering from conditions developed during imprisonment.

In a statement, Mohammed's uncle conveyed their "overwhelming sense of relief".

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

"Currently, we are focused on getting Mohammed the immediate medical attention he requires following exposure to mistreatment by authorities and inhumane conditions throughout his detention."

US officials said it would continue to provide consular support for the Ibrahim family.

{"American leadership gives utmost importance to ensuring the safety of American nationals"," officials stated.

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

The father, a father-of-four who runs an ice cream business based in Tampa, previously claimed his son only confessed regarding stone throwing after being assaulted by soldiers.

There were no visits or spoken to Mohammed since February, and only heard about his son's condition via legal paperwork.

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

It is also home to adult prisoners, including individuals found guilty regarding severe security violations and murder.

There are around 350 Palestinian child security detainees currently imprisoned in Israel, according to the Israeli Prison Service.

Many have never been charged along with monitoring agencies, as well as the United Nations, document cases involving mistreatment and torture.

After the teenager's freedom, 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 radical settlers during a confrontation last July.

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

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

No one has been charged with Sayfollah's killing.

"We expect United States leadership to ensure our family's safety," the uncle stated.