Zaher Ibrahim
An Palestinian-American youth having endured a nine-month period in Israeli detention without charge gained freedom.
The teenager Mohammed Ibrahim had just turned 15 during his detention last February within the occupied West Bank, during a family visit on holiday from Florida accused of stone-throwing against settlement residents, allegations he repeatedly contested.
American diplomatic officials applauded the news of Mohammed's release.
Currently aged sixteen, needed medical care upon gaining freedom, relatives told the media.
According to them, he appears visibly pale and thin, and experiencing medical problems developed during imprisonment.
Through an official statement, Mohammed's uncle spoke of the family's "immense relief".
The uncle, Zeyad Kadur described how relatives endured "living a horrific and endless nightmare" over the last nine months.
"Right now, we are focused on getting Mohammed the immediate medical attention he requires following exposure to mistreatment by authorities and brutal treatment for months."
The state department said it would continue to provide consular support to Mohammed's family.
{"American leadership considers paramount than the safety and security of US citizens"," the department emphasized.
Twenty-seven US lawmakers had signed a letter to diplomatic officials and President Donald Trump, demanding more be done for his freedom.
The father, a father-of-four who runs an ice cream business from Florida, previously said Mohammed acknowledged allegations regarding stone throwing after being assaulted by soldiers.
He had not seen or spoken to Mohammed since February, receiving updates exclusively what had happened to him in detention through court documents.
The teenager remained lacking indictment at Ofer detention facility on the West Bank.
Additionally housing mature inmates, featuring prisoners sentenced for major terrorist activities and murder.
An estimated 350 Palestinian minors in security custody being held in Israeli jails, according to the Israeli Prison Service.
Many have never been charged and human rights groups, as well as the United Nations, document cases involving physical abuse and torture.
Subsequent to his liberation, Mr Kadur said the family would also continue fighting seeking justice for their relative their cousin Sayfollah.
The 20-year-old dual US citizen who the Palestinian health ministry said was beaten to death by Israeli settlers following tensions during summer.
Initially, military authorities reported they were examining reports a Palestinian civilian had died.
Mohammed and Sayfollah had worked together at their family's ice cream business from Tampa.
No one has been charged for the cousin's murder.
"We expect the American government to protect our families," family representatives emphasized.
