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Zaher Ibrahim

A American-Palestinian teenager who spent 270 days in Israeli detention without charge was released.

The teenager Mohammed Ibrahim had just turned 15 at the time of his arrest in February in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, during a family visit from his Florida home under suspicion of rock throwing against settlement residents, allegations he repeatedly contested.

The US state department applauded the teenager's freedom.

Mohammed, now 16, needed medical care upon gaining freedom, family members reported.

According to them, he appears showing signs of malnutrition, and is suffering from conditions contracted in captivity.

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

Family member Zeyad Kadur said the family had been "enduring a dreadful, continuous nightmare" over the last nine months.

"Currently, we're concentrating on ensuring Mohammed receives the immediate medical attention he requires following exposure to mistreatment by authorities and inhumane conditions throughout his detention."

US officials announced ongoing to provide consular support to the teenager's relatives.

{"The Trump Administration has no higher priority to ensuring the safety of US citizens"," officials stated.

Several congressional representatives submitted a formal letter to US authorities and the White House, demanding more be done for his freedom.

Mohammed's parent, with four children who runs an ice cream business in Florida, previously claimed Mohammed acknowledged allegations regarding stone throwing because the soldiers beat him.

There were no visits or spoken to Mohammed since the arrest, learning information solely what had happened to him via legal paperwork.

Mohammed was held absent formal charges within Ofer penitentiary throughout the occupied territory.

It is also home to adult prisoners, including individuals found guilty for major terrorist activities and homicide.

Approximately 350 Palestinian minors in security custody 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, say some have suffered physical abuse and torture.

Subsequent to his liberation, Mr Kadur said they would maintain their efforts demanding accountability for their family member their cousin Sayfollah.

The 20-year-old dual US citizen per medical officials was beaten to death by settlement residents during a confrontation in July.

During that period, defense forces stated officials were investigating information regarding a civilian had died.

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

No indictments occurred for the cousin's murder.

"We expect US authorities to protect our families," family representatives emphasized.