Medo Halimy posts videos that are akin to other eye-catching day-in-the-life content on TikTok. But instead of recording from a college dorm or a summer vacation like other 19-year-olds, Halimy is documenting his “tent life” in Gaza to 100,000 followers.

Halimy and a handful of other Gazan youths are using social media to share the moments of respite they experience despite deadly conditions and limited internet access. From organizing soccer matches to recording cooking tutorials,…