Merge release/2.26.0 branch into develop branch

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What does this PR do?

This PR does the merge of release/2.26.0 branch into develop branch.

Review checklist (to be filled by reviewers)

• Feature or bugfix MUST have appropriate tests (unit, integration, e2e)
• Make sure you discussed the feature or bugfix with the maintaining team in an Issue
• Make sure each commit and the PR mention the Issue number (cf the CONTRIBUTING doc)

[codecov-commenter]

Codecov Report

✅ All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests.
✅ Project coverage is 69.97%. Comparing base (5558fdf) to head (9a643c3).

Additional details and impacted files

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##           develop    #2841      +/-   ##
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+ Coverage    69.91%   69.97%   +0.05%     
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  Files          846      846              
  Lines        31500    31500              
  Branches      5292     5292              
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+ Hits         22022    22039      +17     
+ Misses        7987     7981       -6     
+ Partials      1491     1480      -11     

see 31 files with indirect coverage changes

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