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Zaher Ibrahim

A Palestinian-American teenager who spent a nine-month period in imprisonment by Israel without charge was released.

Mohammed Ibrahim had just turned 15 during his detention this past winter within the occupied West Bank, during a family visit from his Florida home for allegedly throwing stones against settlement residents, allegations he repeatedly contested.

United States authorities said it welcomed Mohammed's liberation.

Mohammed, now 16, required hospitalization for treatment immediately after release, according to close relatives.

Family described him as showing signs of malnutrition, and is suffering from conditions contracted in captivity.

Via family representatives, the youth's uncle conveyed their "tremendous relief".

The uncle, Zeyad Kadur said the family had been "surviving a terrible, unending nightmare" during the entire detention period.

"Right now, we're concentrating on providing Mohammed with prompt healthcare he needs following exposure to Israel's abuse and brutal treatment over several months."

American authorities said it would continue to provide consular support to the teenager's relatives.

{"The Trump Administration has no higher priority than the safety and security of US citizens"," the department emphasized.

A group of American legislators endorsed a document to diplomatic officials and the administration, requesting additional efforts to secure his release.

Mohammed's parent, a father-of-four who runs an ice cream business in Florida, previously claimed his son only confessed to throwing stones after being assaulted by soldiers.

The father hadn't visited nor direct contact since the arrest, receiving updates exclusively what had happened to him via legal paperwork.

He stayed without charge within Ofer penitentiary on the West Bank.

The facility also contains grown detainees, including individuals found guilty for major terrorist activities and homicide.

There are around 350 Palestinian child security detainees currently imprisoned in Israel, according to the Israeli Prison Service.

Several lack formal charges while advocacy organizations, including UN bodies, report instances of mistreatment and torture.

Subsequent to his liberation, the uncle stated relatives would persist in advocating seeking justice for their relative their cousin Sayfollah.

The 20-year-old dual US citizen per medical officials died from beating by radical settlers amid clashes last July.

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

Both young men were employed together in the family ice cream shop in Tampa, Florida.

No one has been charged for the cousin's murder.

"We expect United States leadership to ensure our family's safety," the uncle stated.