Formally, a Bayes net simply defines a probability distribution in a way that makes probabilistic inference easier. However, a common way to build a Bayes net is to only include an edge from X to Y if X causes Y, in which case the Bayes net you build can be interpreted as a causal model.
Formally, a Bayes net simply defines a probability distribution in a way that makes probabilistic inference easier. However, a common way to build a Bayes net is to only include an edge from X to Y if X causes Y, in which case the Bayes net you build can be interpreted as a causal model.