Mohammed Ibrahim, a 16-year-old Palestinian-American from Florida, has been detained by Israeli forces since a February raid on his family home in the West Bank. Family members report he has lost weight and developed a skin infection, and they warn his life may be at risk. US officials have visited him, but Israeli authorities have limited his outside contact. More than 100 advocacy groups and several members of Congress have urged the Trump administration and Secretary of State Marco Rubio to press Israel for his release. The groups contend he has been held without trial for six months and call on the US to protect American children.
His father, Zaher Ibrahim, believes the United States government can free Mohammed and end his ordeal with a single phone call, given the billions of dollars in military aid it sends Israel each year. But we're nothing to them, Zaher told Al Jazeera on Wednesday. Zaher and other family members said that, while imprisoned, Mohammed has been losing weight and suffering from a skin infection. While US officials have visited the teenager, Israeli authorities have otherwise denied him contact with the outside world.
For 6 months, the Israeli military has unjustly imprisoned Mohammed, a child, without a trial, forcing his parents to live a non-stop nightmare. Israel has not allowed Mohammed's parents to contact him since he was taken, the letter said. Mohammed is an American child with a community in Florida who cares about him deeply. It is the responsibility of the US government to protect all American children, including Palestinian-Americans.
Mohammed Ibrahim is just a normal kid who loves his family and likes photography, his relatives say. But the Palestinian American teenager spent his 16th birthday this past March in an Israeli jail, despite protests pleading for his release. The teenager's family based in Florida and the West Bank warned that his life may be at risk, and they are calling on the US to secure his release.
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