ci: update nic-configuration-operator version to 709c747 (of branch network-operator-26.1.x)

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Automated CI update for component 'nic-configuration-operator', created by GitHub actions reusable workflow run 21986184900 for release branch network-operator-26.1.x.

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Greptile Summary

Updated nic-configuration-operator and nic-configuration-operator-daemon versions from semantic version tag network-operator-v26.1.0-beta.7 to commit SHA 709c747 in release configuration and example custom resource files. This appears to be an automated CI update targeting a specific commit on the network-operator-26.1.x branch.

• Version format changed from semantic tag to commit SHA for the base operator and daemon images
• STIG FIPS variants still use the semantic version format (network-operator-v26.1.0-beta.7-stig-fips-*), which may need verification
• Changes are consistent across all three modified files

Confidence Score: 3/5

• This PR is moderately safe to merge with minor verification recommended
• The changes are straightforward version updates for nic-configuration-operator components. However, the version format change from semantic versioning to commit SHA requires verification that the referenced commit exists and that STIG FIPS variants are intentionally left at the older semantic version.
• Verify that STIG FIPS variant versions in hack/release.yaml are intentionally left unchanged

Important Files Changed

Filename	Overview
hack/release.yaml	Updated nicConfigurationOperator and nicConfigurationConfigDaemon versions from network-operator-v26.1.0-beta.7 to 709c747 (commit SHA). STIG FIPS variants still use the semantic version tag.
example/crs/mellanox.com_v1alpha1_nicclusterpolicy_cr-full.yaml	Updated operator and configurationDaemon versions from network-operator-v26.1.0-beta.7 to 709c747 to match the release configuration.
example/crs/mellanox.com_v1alpha1_nicclusterpolicy_cr-full-ocp.yaml	Updated operator and configurationDaemon versions from network-operator-v26.1.0-beta.7 to 709c747 to match the release configuration.

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Version format changed from semantic version tag (network-operator-v26.1.0-beta.7) to commit SHA (709c747). Verify that the STIG FIPS variants (lines 138, 144, 150, 156) shouldn't also be updated, as they still reference network-operator-v26.1.0-beta.7-stig-fips-*.