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Zaher Ibrahim

An American-Palestinian adolescent after completing a nine-month period in Israeli detention without charge has been freed.

Mohammed Ibrahim was 15 at the time of his arrest last February throughout the West Bank territory, while he was vacationing on holiday from Florida accused of stone-throwing against settlement residents, claims he consistently denied.

United States authorities said it welcomed Mohammed's liberation.

Now sixteen years old, needed medical care right after being freed, family members reported.

They said he is showing signs of malnutrition, and experiencing medical problems acquired while detained.

Through an official statement, Mohammed's uncle conveyed their "tremendous relief".

Family member Zeyad Kadur said the family had been "surviving a terrible, unending nightmare" throughout the past nine months.

"At this moment, our priority is providing Mohammed with the immediate medical attention necessary for his recovery following exposure to mistreatment by authorities and inhumane conditions over several months."

The state department stated they would maintain to provide consular support for the Ibrahim family.

{"American leadership has no higher priority to the protection and welfare for United States citizens"," it added.

A group of American legislators endorsed a document to the state department and President Donald Trump, demanding more be done to secure his release.

The father, a father-of-four managing a frozen treats business from Florida, previously said his child admitted guilt about rock throwing after being assaulted by soldiers.

The father hadn't visited or spoken to Mohammed following the detention, receiving updates exclusively about his son's condition through judicial records.

He stayed absent formal charges within Ofer penitentiary throughout the occupied territory.

Additionally housing mature inmates, some of whom have been convicted regarding severe security violations including killings.

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

Many have never been charged along with monitoring agencies, including UN bodies, say some have suffered abuse and torture.

Subsequent to his liberation, the uncle stated relatives would persist in advocating demanding accountability for their family member their cousin Sayfollah.

This young American-Palestinian who the Palestinian health ministry said died from beating by radical settlers during a confrontation in July.

During that period, defense forces stated they were examining accounts of a Palestinian was deceased.

The two cousins collaborated within the family's frozen treats establishment in Tampa, Florida.

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

"We anticipate US authorities to protect our families," Mr Kadur said.