"Mohammed Ibrahim's uncle says US official who visited teen reported his health is deteriorating in Israeli detention. The family of Mohammed Ibrahim, a Palestinian American boy who has been detained by Israel since February, is demanding that an independent doctor assess the teenager's condition amid alarming reports about his situation in prison. Mohammed's uncle, Zeyad Kadur, said an official from the United States embassy in Israel visited the 16-year-old last week at Ofer Prison."
"The official told the family afterwards that Ibrahim had lost weight and dark circles were forming around his eyes, Kadur told Al Jazeera. The consular officer also said he had raised Mohammed's case with multiple US and Israeli agencies. This is the first time in nine months that they showed grave concern for his health, so how bad is it? Kadur asked in an interview on Wednesday."
"Despite rights groups and US lawmakers pleading for Mohammed's release, Israel has refused to free him, and his family said the administration of President Donald Trump is not doing enough to bring him home. Israeli authorities have accused Ibrahim of throwing rocks at settlers in the occupied West Bank, an allegation he denies. But the legal proceedings in the case are moving at a snail's pace in Israel's military justice system, according to Mohammed's family."
Mohammed Ibrahim, a 16-year-old Palestinian American, has been detained by Israel since February. Family demands an independent doctor assess the teenager amid alarming reports of deteriorating health in detention. A United States embassy consular officer visited Ibrahim at Ofer Prison and reported weight loss and dark circles around his eyes, and said the case was raised with multiple US and Israeli agencies. Israel has refused to release him despite pleas from rights groups and US lawmakers. Israeli authorities accuse him of throwing rocks at settlers, an allegation he denies. Legal proceedings in the military justice system are slow, and relatives cannot visit or communicate with him. The teenager has suffered severe weight loss and contracted scabies while in detention.
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