More than 100 groups demand release of Palestinian-American teenager in Israeli prison

Over 100 civil rights and human rights organizations sent a letter to the US Secretary of State demanding the release of a 16-year-old Palestinian-American citizen from an Israeli prison. The teenager, Mohammed Ibrahim, is reportedly in poor health, having lost a quarter of his body weight and developed scabies while detained for throwing rocks. The letter argues that his detention violates the Fourth Geneva Convention, which prohibits the transfer of protected persons from an occupied territory. Advocacy groups are now holding press conferences to pressure the State Department and Florida officials to secure his release.