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TAMPA, Fla. - U.S. citizen Mohammed Ibrahim, a Florida teenager, has been held in Israeli prisons for eight months as his family warns his health is deteriorating.

What we know:

Mohammed Zaher Ibrahim was born in Florida and is a U.S. citizen who was arrested by Israeli forces in February 2025 during an overnight raid at his family's West Bank home.

He is accused of throwing rocks at Israeli vehicles, but U.S. lawmakers say no public evidence has been presented to support the claim.

While U.S. embassy staff have reportedly conducted welfare visits, Ibrahim’s family says he has been denied all other contact with the outside world and that his hearings continue to be postponed.

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