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A American-Palestinian teenager after completing nine months in Israeli detention absent formal charges was released.

The teenager Mohammed Ibrahim had just turned 15 during his detention in February in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where he was visiting while residing in Florida for allegedly throwing stones toward Israeli settlers, allegations he repeatedly contested.

American diplomatic officials said it welcomed Mohammed's liberation.

Currently aged sixteen, required hospitalization for treatment immediately after release, family members reported.

They said he is showing signs of malnutrition, while battling health issues developed during imprisonment.

Through an official statement, Mohammed's uncle conveyed their "overwhelming sense of relief".

Zeyad Kadur described how relatives endured "living a horrific and endless nightmare" over the last nine months.

"Right now, we are focused on providing Mohammed with urgent medical care he requires after being subjected to mistreatment by authorities and inhumane conditions over several months."

US officials said it would continue to extend consular services for the Ibrahim family.

{"American leadership has no higher priority to the protection and welfare of American nationals"," the department emphasized.

Several congressional representatives submitted a formal letter to US authorities and the White House, urging greater action for his freedom.

Mohammed's parent, a father-of-four who runs an ice cream business from Florida, had earlier stated his son only confessed regarding stone throwing because the soldiers beat him.

The father hadn't visited or spoken to Mohammed following the detention, and only heard regarding the treatment via legal paperwork.

Mohammed was held absent formal charges within Ofer penitentiary throughout the occupied territory.

It is also home to mature inmates, featuring prisoners sentenced regarding severe security violations including killings.

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

Numerous remain uncharged and human rights groups, and international organizations, say some have suffered physical abuse and torture.

Subsequent to his liberation, family representatives announced relatives would persist in advocating seeking justice for their relative their cousin Sayfollah.

The 20-year-old dual US citizen according to health authorities was beaten to death by Israeli settlers amid clashes in July.

At the time, defense forces stated they were examining accounts of a Palestinian had died.

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

No one has been charged with Sayfollah's killing.

"We demand the American government to protect our families," the uncle stated.