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Zaher Ibrahim

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

The teenager Mohammed Ibrahim had just turned 15 when he was arrested this past winter in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where he was visiting while residing in Florida accused of stone-throwing against settlement residents, claims he consistently denied.

American diplomatic officials applauded Mohammed's liberation.

Currently aged sixteen, needed medical care for treatment immediately after release, family members reported.

Family described him as visibly pale and thin, while battling health issues developed during imprisonment.

Through an official statement, Mohammed's uncle expressed the family's "overwhelming sense of relief".

Family member 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 the immediate medical attention he needs following exposure to Israel's abuse and cruel circumstances for months."

US officials said it would continue to offer diplomatic assistance to the teenager's relatives.

{"American leadership considers paramount to the protection and welfare of US citizens"," officials stated.

Twenty-seven US lawmakers had signed a letter to US authorities and President Donald Trump, demanding more be done to release him.

Mohammed's parent, with four children operating an ice cream shop from Florida, previously said his son only confessed to throwing stones because the soldiers beat him.

There were no visits or spoken to Mohammed following the detention, receiving updates exclusively what had happened to him in detention through court documents.

He stayed lacking indictment within Ofer penitentiary on the West Bank.

The facility also contains adult prisoners, including individuals found guilty regarding severe security violations and homicide.

Approximately 350 Palestinian child security detainees detained within Israeli facilities, according to the Israeli Prison Service.

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

Following Mohammed's release, family representatives announced they would maintain their efforts demanding accountability for their family member Sayfollah Musallet.

The dual national youth according to health authorities died from beating by Israeli settlers during a confrontation during summer.

During that period, military authorities reported they were examining accounts of a Palestinian had died.

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

No charges have been filed with Sayfollah's killing.

"We demand United States leadership to safeguard our relatives," Mr Kadur said.