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Zaher Ibrahim

A Palestinian-American teenager having endured nine months in imprisonment by Israel absent formal charges has been freed.

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

The US state department said it welcomed Mohammed's liberation.

Mohammed, now 16, required hospitalization for treatment immediately after release, family members reported.

Family described him as visibly pale and thin, while battling health issues acquired while detained.

In a statement, family spokesperson expressed the family's "immense relief".

The uncle, Zeyad Kadur described how relatives endured "surviving a terrible, unending nightmare" during the entire detention period.

"At this moment, we're concentrating on ensuring Mohammed receives urgent medical care necessary for his recovery after experiencing mistreatment by authorities and inhumane conditions for months."

The state department said it would continue to extend consular services to Mohammed's family.

{"US government authorities has no higher priority than the safety and security for United States citizens"," the department emphasized.

Several congressional representatives endorsed a document to the state department and the administration, urging greater action to release him.

Mr Ibrahim, a father-of-four managing a frozen treats business based in Tampa, previously said Mohammed acknowledged allegations about rock throwing due to physical abuse.

The father hadn't visited nor direct contact since February, and only heard about his son's condition through judicial records.

Mohammed was held without charge 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 child security detainees currently imprisoned in Israel, per correctional service statistics.

Many have never been charged while advocacy organizations, as well as the United Nations, say some have suffered physical abuse and torture.

Following Mohammed's release, family representatives announced the family would also continue fighting seeking justice for their relative family member Sayfollah.

The dual national youth who the Palestinian health ministry said died from beating by settlement residents during a confrontation in July.

During that period, the Israeli military said they were examining information regarding a civilian had died.

The two cousins had worked together in the family ice cream shop in Tampa, Florida.

No one has been charged with Sayfollah's killing.

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