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Zaher Ibrahim

An Palestinian-American teenager after completing 270 days in Israel's custody without being charged has been freed.

The teenager Mohammed Ibrahim was 15 when he was arrested this past winter within the occupied West Bank, during a family visit while residing in Florida under suspicion of rock throwing against settlement residents, allegations he repeatedly contested.

United States authorities expressed satisfaction with the teenager's freedom.

Mohammed, now 16, required hospitalization upon gaining freedom, family members reported.

According to them, he appears showing signs of malnutrition, while battling health issues contracted in captivity.

Via family representatives, family spokesperson expressed the family's "tremendous relief".

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

"Right now, we're concentrating on getting Mohammed urgent medical care he requires after experiencing Israel's abuse and cruel circumstances throughout his detention."

The state department announced ongoing to offer diplomatic assistance to the teenager's relatives.

{"American leadership gives utmost importance than the safety and security of US citizens"," officials stated.

Twenty-seven US lawmakers endorsed a document to US authorities and the administration, urging greater action to release him.

Mohammed's parent, a father-of-four managing a frozen treats business in Florida, previously claimed Mohammed acknowledged allegations to throwing stones due to physical abuse.

The father hadn't visited nor direct contact since the arrest, and only heard what had happened to him via legal paperwork.

He stayed without charge at Ofer detention facility throughout the occupied territory.

Additionally housing grown detainees, including individuals found guilty of serious terrorism offences and murder.

An estimated several hundred young Palestinian detainees currently imprisoned in Israel, according to the Israeli Prison Service.

Many have never been charged while advocacy organizations, as well as the United Nations, document cases involving abuse and torture.

Following Mohammed's release, the uncle stated the family would also continue fighting seeking justice for their relative family member Sayfollah.

This young American-Palestinian according to health authorities succumbed to assault by settlement residents following tensions in July.

At the time, defense forces stated authorities were looking into reports a Palestinian civilian had died.

The two cousins had worked together within the family's frozen treats establishment based in Florida.

No one has been charged regarding Sayfollah's death.

"We demand the American government to ensure our family's safety," the uncle stated.