Palestinian-American Adolescent Freed After Nine Months in Israeli Custody
Zaher Ibrahim
A American-Palestinian teenager after completing nine months in Israel's custody without being charged gained freedom.
Mohammed Ibrahim had just turned 15 when he was arrested last February within the occupied West Bank, while he was vacationing from his Florida home accused of stone-throwing at Jewish settlers, claims he consistently denied.
United States authorities said it welcomed Mohammed's liberation.
Currently aged sixteen, was taken to hospital right after being freed, relatives told the media.
They said he is pale, underweight, while battling health issues contracted in captivity.
Through an official statement, the youth's uncle conveyed their "overwhelming sense of relief".
Zeyad Kadur described how relatives endured "enduring a dreadful, continuous nightmare" over the last nine months.
"At this moment, our priority is providing Mohammed with urgent medical care necessary for his recovery following exposure to mistreatment by authorities and inhumane conditions throughout his detention."
American authorities stated they would maintain to extend consular services to the teenager's relatives.
{"US government authorities has no higher priority than the safety and security of American nationals"," the department emphasized.
Several congressional representatives endorsed a document to diplomatic officials and the White House, demanding more be done to release him.
The father, a father-of-four managing a frozen treats business in Florida, previously said his son only confessed to throwing stones because the soldiers beat him.
The father hadn't visited or spoken to Mohammed following the detention, receiving updates exclusively what had happened to him through judicial records.
The teenager remained 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.
An estimated several hundred young Palestinian detainees being held in Israeli jails, based on prison authority data.
Several lack formal charges along with monitoring agencies, and international organizations, report instances of mistreatment and torture.
Subsequent to his liberation, family representatives announced the family would also continue fighting seeking justice for their relative family member Sayfollah.
The 20-year-old dual US citizen who the Palestinian health ministry said died from beating by Israeli settlers amid clashes during summer.
Initially, the Israeli military said authorities were looking into reports a Palestinian civilian was deceased.
Both young men collaborated in the family ice cream shop in Tampa, Florida.
No one has been charged with Sayfollah's killing.
"We anticipate US authorities to safeguard our relatives," family representatives emphasized.
