CHICAGO: The parents of 15-year-old American Muhammad Ibrahim, who was abducted by 20 masked Israeli soldiers carrying automatic weapons who kicked down the front door of their home in Al-Mazra’a Ash-Sharqiya on Feb. 16, said they have been prevented from seeing their son since the abduction. The father, Zaher Ibrahim, said masked Israeli soldiers arrived at their home at 3 a.m., grabbed his son without any explanation, and incarcerated him at the notorious Megiddo Prison, denying visits from family and legal representatives. “My son Muhammad is 15 years old. He looks like he is 12.

Mohammed Ibrahim, whose cousin was killed by Israeli settlers, suffers from severe weight loss and scabies, family says.

Muhammad Zaher Ibrahim, 16, has been detained for five months on accusations of rock-throwing and has reportedly developed scabies