A coalition of over 100 U.S. groups is demanding that Israeli officials release 16-year-old Palestinian American Mohammed Zaher Ibrahim from imprisonment, warning that authorities are starving him and denying him medical care as they’ve barred the child from seeing his family for over six months.

The groups called on Secretary of State Marco Rubio to act to end Mohammed’s “unjust” imprisonment in Israel’s Ofer prison, a facility notorious for its abuses against Palestinians, including children.

“Mohammed’s health is dire and requires your immediate action to ensure Mohammed is free, safe, and with his parents — his life is on the line. According to his attorneys, Mohammed is suffering from scabies and has not received any medication; he has also lost over 30 pounds due to Israel denying

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