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A American-Palestinian teenager who spent a nine-month period in imprisonment by Israel without being charged has been freed.

Mohammed Ibrahim was fifteen years old when he was arrested in February in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, during a family visit while residing in Florida for allegedly throwing stones against settlement residents, allegations he repeatedly contested.

American diplomatic officials expressed satisfaction with the teenager's freedom.

Mohammed, now 16, needed medical care right after being freed, according to close relatives.

They said he is visibly pale and thin, and is suffering from conditions acquired while detained.

Through an official statement, Mohammed's uncle spoke of the family's "tremendous relief".

Zeyad Kadur stated the family experienced "living a horrific and endless nightmare" over the last nine months.

"At this moment, we're concentrating on providing Mohammed with the immediate medical attention he requires following exposure to mistreatment by authorities and brutal treatment for months."

American authorities announced ongoing to extend consular services to Mohammed's family.

{"US government authorities has no higher priority to the protection and welfare of US citizens"," officials stated.

Twenty-seven US lawmakers endorsed a document to the state department and the White House, urging greater action for his freedom.

Mr Ibrahim, a father-of-four who runs an ice cream business from Florida, previously said his son only confessed to throwing stones after being assaulted by soldiers.

There were no visits nor direct contact since the arrest, and only heard about his son's condition through judicial records.

Mohammed was held absent formal charges in Ofer prison on the West Bank.

It is also home to adult prisoners, featuring prisoners sentenced of serious terrorism offences and homicide.

An estimated several hundred young Palestinian detainees detained within Israeli facilities, according to the Israeli Prison Service.

Many have never been charged along with monitoring agencies, as well as the United Nations, document cases involving mistreatment and torture.

Subsequent to his liberation, the uncle stated the family would also continue fighting seeking justice for their relative Sayfollah Musallet.

This young American-Palestinian who the Palestinian health ministry said succumbed to assault by Israeli settlers amid clashes during summer.

During that period, defense forces stated officials were investigating information regarding a civilian had died.

Both young men had worked together in the family ice cream shop in Tampa, Florida.

No indictments occurred with Sayfollah's killing.

"We anticipate US authorities to safeguard our relatives," Mr Kadur said.