> they aren't the actual cause of the terror

Are you sure? Here are some stats of settler attacks from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

    Year    Total Incidents   Daily Average
    2021    540               1 incident / day
    2022    852               2 incidents / day
    2023    1,189–1,291       3 incidents / day
    2024    1,420–1,449       4 incidents / day
    2025    1,828             5 incidents / day