In another place, they might have gone to the same school. But while they are only separated by a few kilometers, they will likely never meet.
The two groups of young female Instagrammers live on opposite sides of the Israel-Gaza Strip border, separated by a barrier of walls, barbed wire, and years of mistrust between their communities.
Above their heads, Palestinian terrorists launch firebomb kites and rockets from Gaza at Israeli communities. In the other direction, Israeli warplanes fly, firing missiles and destroying buildings in Gaza's crowded streets.
The missiles have stopped flying, for the moment, and the world's eyes have already moved on. But the people of Gaza and Israel's border communities are waiting for the next crisis.
Some have taken to social media, driven by a desire to tell their stories, which both sides believe are largely misrepresented or misunderstood.
On the Israeli side, the Instagram account "Otef Gaza," which means "Gaza envelope" in Hebrew and refers to communities living near the border, was started by a group of teenage girls in and around Kerem Shalom, a small kibbutz along near the point where the Israeli, Gazan and Egyptian borders meet.
Photos of burned agricultural fields appear alongside videos of Gaza protests and missile launches, to document their impact on Israeli communities.
"This has been our reality for the past seven months. This is what we experience every day, this is our routine. I have friends in other places in Israel; people are not aware, they don't know that this is our reality, which we have been experiencing since March, and they simply ignore us," said 17-year-old Lee Cohen.
"We opened the [Instagram] account to raise awareness for the reality that we experience every day," said Meshi Almakeas, 16, from Kibbutz Kerem Shalom.
Meanwhile, in Gaza, 27-year-old Manar Alzraiy, said, "Gaza is closed. Not a lot of people have access to it. So it is like you show Gaza through your eyes [to the world] when you use Instagram."
Gaza Instagrammer Fatma Abu Musabbeh, said, "I like to show Gaza like countries abroad are shown. I don't like to be different. I am trying to change the stereotypes people have of Gaza, like war, destruction and so on, which the media has presented to the world. Moreover, I am trying to change this idea through the Instagram platform, I even keep the camera on and ready until I capture the great picture that shows nature, colors, and liveliness.
"Even though life here is not nice and normal, we capture a picture that shows that life here continues and that it is fine. Furthermore, not all days are flowers and honey, there are good days and there are bad days. During the bad days, we have to put the spotlight on something that changes the stereotype about Gaza."
