Pictured in front of the Dome of the Rock, in the same complex as al-Aqsa, Bahgat says he is "both happy and sad".
"Despite the difficulties and obstacles, I have done my duty and prayed in one of the holiest places. But I was sad when I remembered my brother - and my wife and children - who wanted to join me.
"My son is 27 and he has never been here. He only knows al-Aqsa on the map."
Words and pictures by Heather Sharp and Fuad Abu-Ghosh