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Zaher Ibrahim

An Palestinian-American adolescent having endured 270 days in Israeli detention without being charged gained freedom.

The teenager Mohammed Ibrahim was 15 at the time of his arrest in February throughout the West Bank territory, during a family visit from his Florida home accused of stone-throwing against settlement residents, allegations he repeatedly contested.

United States authorities applauded the teenager's freedom.

Now sixteen years old, required hospitalization right after being freed, family members reported.

According to them, he appears pale, underweight, and experiencing medical problems contracted in captivity.

In a statement, the youth's uncle conveyed their "tremendous relief".

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

"At this moment, our priority is ensuring Mohammed receives prompt healthcare he needs after being subjected to Israel's abuse and brutal treatment throughout his detention."

American authorities said it would continue to extend consular services to the teenager's relatives.

{"US government authorities gives utmost importance to the protection and welfare of US citizens"," the department emphasized.

Twenty-seven US lawmakers submitted a formal letter to diplomatic officials and President Donald Trump, requesting additional efforts for his freedom.

Mr Ibrahim, parent of four children who runs an ice cream business based in Tampa, previously claimed his child admitted guilt about rock throwing because the soldiers beat him.

The father hadn't visited nor direct contact since February, and only heard about his son's condition via legal paperwork.

He stayed lacking indictment within Ofer penitentiary throughout the occupied territory.

The facility also contains grown detainees, some of whom have been convicted regarding severe security violations including killings.

There are around 350 Palestinian child security detainees detained within Israeli facilities, per correctional service statistics.

Numerous remain uncharged while advocacy organizations, as well as the United Nations, document cases involving mistreatment and torture.

After the teenager's freedom, Mr Kadur said the family would also continue fighting for justice for his cousin their cousin Sayfollah.

The 20-year-old dual US citizen according to health authorities died from beating by radical settlers during a confrontation in July.

At the time, the Israeli military said authorities were looking into information regarding a civilian had been killed.

The two cousins collaborated in the family ice cream shop based in Florida.

No charges have been filed for the cousin's murder.

"We anticipate the American government to safeguard our relatives," Mr Kadur said.